The Sugar Bowl is being moved back a day after last night’s attack in New Orleans. It's now scheduled for Thursday night.
The 91st edition of the game between Georgia and Notre Dame has been moved after a truck attack on Bourbon Street early Wednesday killed 15 and injured at least 25, according to a report from Aubry Killion of WDSU-TV in New Orleans.
The Sugar Bowl matchup between Georgia and Notre Dame has been rescheduled for Thursday night, New Orleans officials confirmed. The decision follows the deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street, which left 15 dead and dozens injured. Law enforcement is still securing the area, with ongoing sweeps for explosive devices. Security remains the top priority as the city works to ensure safety for the high-profile event at the Superdome. Source: KSAT
The decision to move the game back was later confirmed by ABC News and other outlets before being formally announced by Sugar Bowl officials.
FBI ON THE NEW ORLEANS ATTACK: THE SUSPECT WAS A U.S. CITIZEN
"Today, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire and the subject was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two law enforcement officers were injured and transported to a local hospital. The subject has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas. He was driving a Ford pickup truck, which appears to have been rented, and we are working to confirm how the subject came into possession of the vehicle."
Source: FBI
Police shot and killed the suspect around 3:15 a.m.
ESPN's Laura Rutledge reported that the Bulldogs' team hotel was under a shelter-in-place order; Pete Thamel had previously indicated that employees with offices in the Caesars Superdome were instructed to stay home.
No Sugar Bowl had ever been postponed - although the 2005 season's game featuring Georgia and West Virginia was relocated to Atlanta due to Hurricane Katrina.
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