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Bodycam footage released by the New Orleans police department has revealed the end of the deadly attack on New Year's Day.
Footage shows the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, fired at police from inside his vehicle before three officers fatally shot at him.
Citing the ongoing investigation and pending litigation, police will not yet disclose how many shots Jabbar fired.
The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage in New Orleans earlier this month fired at police from inside his vehicle before officers fatally shot him, newly released police bodycam footage shows.
The footage shows several police officers gathered around the attacker's truck when multiple gunshots ring out.
"They killed the terrorist. … They are national heroes," New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said of the officers at a news conference.
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar had driven his white F-150 around a police car blockading the entrance of Bourbon Street, the city's most famous thoroughfare, and ploughed into revellers at about 3am on New Year's Day, killing 14 and injuring dozens.
After the vehicle crashes, officer Christian Beyer stands beside the truck's open driver's side door with his gun raised, bodycam footage from approaching officer Luis Robles shows.
Officer Jacobie Jordan is also seen standing by the driver's side.
He too had his gun drawn, officials said.
Officer Beyer identified himself and asked Jabbar to get out of the truck, said Sergeant Mike Guasco with the Public Integrity Bureau's Force Investigation Team.
The team is responsible for reviewing all police shootings.
Jabbar then shoots from behind an airbag at close range and the flash of the muzzle is visible.
Surveillance footage shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar in New Orleans an hour before the attack. (AP: FBI)
Officier Robles and at least two unidentified officers turn, run a few steps away and dive onto the ground as a succession of shots rang out.
Officer Beyer and Officer Jordan both fired their weapons, Mr Guasco said.
A third officer not visible in the footage, Sergeant Nigel Daggs, is standing by the truck's front passenger door and also fired.
"Officers are trained for shoot scenarios like that — they're highly trained, and that's what you saw. These are split-second decisions," Superintendent Kirkpatrick said.
Officers 'followed protocol'
Citing the ongoing investigation and pending litigation, Superintendent Kirkpatrick said police would not yet disclose how many shots Jabbar fired.
But she stressed that the officers had followed protocol and had been allowed to return to full duty.
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"All officers are faced with 'shoot, don't shoot'. And this was clearly within the law and clearly, solidly within policy," Superintendent Kirkpatrick said.
The three officers who shot at Jabbar were Officier Daggs, a 21-year veteran of the department, and officers Beyer and Jordan, each of whom has been with the department nearly two years, police officials said.
The officers involved have provided statements to investigators about "their thinking and understanding" of the events that took place, Superintendent Kirkpatrick said, declining to elaborate because it was part of an FBI investigation.
She also refused to answer questions about the security measures in place or state how many officers were in the area at the time of the attack.
A group of victims sued the city and two of its contractors on Thursday, claiming they failed to implement security measures that could have prevented the attack.
"I will answer any and all questions through the investigations and then the results of that will be made public," Superintendent Kirkpatrick said.
She indicated that police would eventually release more bodycam footage.
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