Tiger Bech, a former player on the Princeton University football team in the NCAA, is one of at least 15 killed in the truck attack committed by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who got out of the vehicle and shot at people until they were He was shot dead by the Police on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
The death of Bech, who was 28 years old and was hit by the Ford F-150 electric truck rented by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was confirmed by his brother on X (Twitter).
Tiger Bech, who worked as a stockbroker in New York and was in New Orleans on vacation, played receiver and kick returner at Princeton from 2017 to 2019, catching 53 passes for 825 yards and three touchdowns.
Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech dies in New Orleans attackPrinceton
The keys to the “terrorist act” in New Orleans: the murdered terrorist was carrying an ISIS flag
The authorities point to Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old American citizen who was in the Army, as the person responsible for the attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans in which he killed at least 15 people and injured another 30.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar was identified as the author of the “terrorist act” in New OrleansAP
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was dressed in military clothing, died in the shootout with the Police after getting out of the truck and starting shooting at people.
At least 15 dead in a hit-and-run in New Orleans: get out of the truck and start shootingAP
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that Shamsud-Din Jabbar was carrying a black flag of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the van, in which they also found “improvised explosives”, a pistol and an AR semi-automatic rifle.
The FBI has already classified the 15 murders committed by Shamsud-Din Jabbar in New Orleans “as a terrorist act.”
