Laura Barron-Lopez:
Increased police presence can be seen around the area as the investigation continues. The Sugar Bowl college playoff, initially scheduled for tonight just blocks from the attack, has been postponed until tomorrow.
For insight into the ongoing terrorism investigation, we’re joined by Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations. He’s advised the CIA and has studied terrorism and insurgency for five decades.
Bruce, thank you so much for joining us this evening.
The suspect was an Army veteran and he had an ISIS flag in his truck, according to authorities. How significant is it that he had that ISIS flag and what else stands out to you?
Bruce Hoffman, Council on Foreign Relations: The ISIS flag is enormously significant, because it’s very clear he was trying to situate this act of violence in a political context, indeed in a terrorist context, and show allegiance or support of ISIS’ aims.
