“Tragic Choice: Why an 18-Year-Old Ignored Her Mother’s Warning Before the New Orleans Catastrophe”

"Tragic Choice: Why an 18-Year-Old Ignored Her Mother's Warning Before the New Orleans Catastrophe"
Highlights

  • 18-year-old Nikyra Dedeaux, an aspiring nurse, was tragically killed in the New Orleans truck attack on New Year’s Day.
  • Nikyra’s mother warned her not to go out, but the high school graduate snuck out of her home.
  • The attack was deliberate, and police described the attacker as ‘hell-bent on carnage.’
  • Zion, a friend of Nikyra’s, narrowly escaped and witnessed the horrifying scene.

A mother “pleaded” with her daughter not to go out on New Year’s Eve

Image credits: Melissa Dedeaux

When your parents say don’t go anywhere please listen to them…this was an act of terroism and now my baby is gone…

Posted by Melissa Dedeaux on Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Melissa had a few heartbreaking words to share following the death of her child, as reported by Daily Mail

“When your parents say don’t go anywhere please listen to them,” she wrote. “This was an act of terrorism and now my baby is gone y’all.. my baby is gone she is no longer with us.

“I lost my baby just pray for me and my family pleaseeeeeee!!! God I need you now!!”

Nikyra was lovingly described by her mother as a bright, aspiring nurse who “never got into trouble.”

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Image credits: Melissa Dedeaux

Tragedy struck on New Year’s Day when Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, rammed his car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street. CCTV footage captured a white, Ford F-150 Lightning vehicle driving on the pavement to avoid police cars before crashing into pedestrians. 

Authorities described the attack as “very intentional” with Shamsud “hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.”

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