The Texas field office for the FBI confirmed that they were executing a search in the suspected perpetrator's hometown of Houston. 'At this time, no arrests have been made, and FBI personnel will be at the scene for several more hours,' the bureau wrote on X, adding that specialized units such as SWAT teams and bomb squads were also participating.
The 42-year-old suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is believed to have been a former IT specialist with the US army and a convert to Islam. A flag of the 'Islamic State' (IS) terror group was found in his car.
The suspect died in a shootout with police after ramming a car into a crowd of New Year's revellers at about 3:15 am local time on January 1. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured.
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