ATLANTA — As things along Bourbon Street get back to normal, makeshift memorials and flowers still mark where a man drove his truck around a barricade on Wednesday and plowed into the crowded street, killing 14 others and injuring dozens.
Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein has been in New Orleans covering the Sugar Bowl and ultimately the attack along Bourbon Street.
On Friday he walked the path along Bourbon Street where the attack took place.
He said you could see the tire marks where the truck had slid to a stop as police the driver opened fire on police officers, with them returning fire and killing him.
It happened near the corner of Canal and Bourbon streets.
Klein stopped by a growing memorial for the victims. He found people not only from New Orleans but from all over stopping by to pay their respects.
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Among the mourners was David Chapman. He told Klein that one of the people killed was his friend Terry Kennedy, 63. He even pointed to Kennedy’s name which had been spray-painted on the wall above the makeshift memorial for the victims.
He told Klein that he still can’t believe Terry is gone.
“I’m going to miss him,” Chapman said. “I just had to come by here one last time before I go, because every time I think about it … he’ll always be on my mind.”
Klein also ran into Oliver Thomas Jr. He is a New Orleans City Councilman and chairman of the city’s criminal justice division.
Klein asked him what his No. 1 takeaway from the attack.
“That’s a great question because though we’re protected in some areas, what I learned from a retired officer is that if you block the streets, then you may have barriers set up the way traffic is going. But if you clear the street, they could actually come down the wrong way from the other way, especially if they’re intent on harm, they can do the same thing,” Thomas said.
Thomas said he is 100% confident the city and Bourbon Street will be prepared for other upcoming big events like Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl next month.
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