JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The lethal assault in New Orleans has safety on the minds of police companies, notably in locations with extra massive gatherings occurring within the new 12 months which incorporates one in Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl Thursday.
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This follows the truck driving right into a crowd and killing ten as the driving force obtained out and began firing a weapon.
“You hear the screech of tires and after I flip my head round there’s like a Yukon or Escalade one thing simply barreling down the road, bro. I child you not, like, real-life horror film. All the pieces within the automobile is hitting, it’s getting thrown. It’s getting thrown up into the air and away and simply or below the automobile,″ recounted Zion Parsons, a witness to the assault.
With Jacksonville internet hosting the Gator Bowl Thursday, followers from Ole’ Miss and Duke are on the town and certain shall be gathered in massive crowds.
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Ole’ Miss fan Sophia Pham stated she was “kinda” involved about security.
“As a result of if it might occur in New Orleans it might occur wherever. Simply nerve-wracking,” Pham stated.
This follows an analogous assault on a Christmas market in Germany final month the place a driver plowed right into a crowd killing 5 and injuring a number of hundred.
“It’s a concern of a copycat or it’s a concern that it’s part of a string of different issues which will happen like this. If that is an act of terrorism and there’s any bigger group that’s doing this. What’s subsequent on the checklist?,” stated News4JAX Crime and Security Analyst Tom Hackney.
Each Notre Dame and Georgia have launched statements on the assault.
Assertion from UGA Athletic Affiliation:
“We’re deeply saddened by the mindless violence that occurred in New Orleans. All staff personnel and members of the official staff journey social gathering have been accounted for. At present, we’re in touch with native regulation enforcement in addition to…
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) January 1, 2025
Officers introduced that the Sugar Bowl shall be postponed for twenty-four hours.
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