Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, from the Houston area, is suspected of carrying out the attack on a New Orleans mosque. Jabbar's family, who asked an Imam to relay their message, stated that the incident was driven by hatred and ignorance, and does not reflect Islam. The community condemns the attack and mourns the loss of life.
early last year when Shamsud-Din Jabbar came to Beaumont to be with his father while he was dealing with health issues. He says Jabbar was "scholarly" and "quiet."
lived in Texas, and according to a YouTube video posted by a man with the same name, he says he was born and raised in Beaumont. People who say they went to school with him at Central High School say he was "quiet and this is the last thing we'd have expected him to have allegedly done."
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