At least 10 dead, 35 injured after 'act of terrorism' in New Orleans

Coverage from New Orleans NBC affiliate WDSU:

(NEW ORLEANS) –  At least ten people were killed and 35 injured after a pickup truck drove into a crowd in New Orleans early New Year’s Day. 

It happened around 3:30 a.m. in the French Quarter and the suspect was shot and killed after a gun battle with police. 

Police are calling it an “act of terrorism” and said the suspect was “hell-bent on creating carnage.”

The incident took place ahead of Notre Dame’s Sugar Bowl game on Wednesday night. 

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A news conference is expected in the next few hours.