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Wild video has emerged of the Bourbon Street shootout between police and New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar — showing New Year’s revelers running for their lives as shots rang out in the French Quarter.

“What the f–k! A guy just f–king died,” the videographer yells while filming Jabbar’s rented white Ford pickup truck after it crashed into a construction vehicle on the bustling street early Wednesday morning.

A screengrab from the video shows cops beginning to
open fire on terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar after his
deadly car-attack. Obtained by NY Post

Not one second later, dozens of shots are heard in the gunfight between police and Jabbar, 42, who had just plowed the pickup into crowds celebrating the New Year, killing 14 people and injuring over 30 others.

As the gunfire pops off, the videographer, along with the entire crowd, makes a mad dash for safety, the footage shows.

“Oh sh-t! Oh hell no!,” the man recording shouts.

Several officers can be seen opening fire on the suspect
with one officer stumbling backwards in the life-and-death
moment. Obtained by NY Post

The door of the Ford pickup appears to be open and a figure who seems to be engaging with police can be seen briefly in the right side of the video prior to the videographer taking cover inside a Bourbon Street business.

One officer can be seen in the video falling backwards as he fires in the direction of the truck.

Other folks are seen in various states of reaction — one person walks past the wreckage, seemingly oblivious to the chaos going on around him until the shots ring out.

First responders attempted life-saving measures on Jabbar after he was
neutralized. BACKGRID

Jabbar, who declared his allegiance to ISIS in videos posted to social media prior to the car-attack, was killed during the police shootout.

Defiant party-goers took to Bourbon Street on Thursday in defiance of the act of terror.

Screengrabs show the white pick-up truck crashed into
a construction vehicle parked on Bourbon Street. Obtained by NY Post
Terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar pledged allegiance to ISIS before committing his deadly attack. via REUTERS

“The big reason why we came is to spite them,” Mississippian Mark Beaden told The Post, adding, “The hell with ISIS.”

“They can kiss my a–, how about that,” he said with finality.

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