A nursing student, a father of two and a former college football player are among at least 14 people killed in the New Orleans truck attack.

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New Orleans truck attack: What we know about the victims

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)

A nursing student, a father of two and a former college football player are among the at least 14 people killed in the early morning of New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1. Authorities said a man plowed his pickup truck onto New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, hitting multiple people and injuring more than 30.

The driver was killed in a shootout with police. As authorities investigate the suspect’s motives, friends and families are sharing information about the victims of the deadliest attack in the U.S. in over a year.

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Tiger Bech

Tiger Bech, 27, was a former football player at Princeton University. After graduating in 2021, the Louisiana native moved to New York City for a job at capital markets firm Seaport Global Holdings.

Matthew Tenedorio

ABC News spoke to the parents of 25-year-old Matthew Tenedorio, a fiber optics and video professional at the nearby Superdome, who was out celebrating with friends.

“His beautiful face. His laugh. ‘I love you, Mom.’ He was just a wonderful son,” Kathy Tenedori, Matthew Tenedori’s mother, told ABC News.

“I think as time goes by, I’ll see something that reminds me of him and I’ll break down,” Louis Tenedorio, Matthew Tenedori’s father, said. “I know that’s going to happen, probably for the rest of my life.”

Reggie Hunter

Reggie Hunter, 37, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was remembered on Facebook by his cousin Shirell Jackson for his sense of humor. Hunter was a father of two and worked as a warehouse manager. A GoFundMe page has been set up for his family.

“This hurts. This is terrible. We want as much justice for him as we possibly can get,” Jackson told CBS News.

Kareem Badawi

With “great sadness and grief,” the father of University of Alabama student Kareem Badawi announced his son’s death in a message on Facebook.

University of Alabama President Stuart Bell also confirmed Badawi’s death in a post.

“I grieve alongside family and friends of Kareem in their heartbreaking loss,” Bell said.

Badawi’s high school, the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, said it will host a prayer service on Thursday, Jan. 2, for Badawi and another recent graduate who was critically injured in the attack.

Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux

Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, 18, was preparing to start Blue Cliff College later this month as a nursing major. Her mother, also a nurse, posted on Facebook, “My baby is gone. She is no longer with us…”

Hubert Gauthreaux

Twenty-one-year-old Hubert Gauthreaux is remembered by his former school. Archbishop Shaw High School shared a photo of Gauthreaux, asking the community to pray for his family and friends.

Nicole Perez

A family friend and employer of 27-year-old Nicole Perez told ABC News she was a great mother to her 4-year-old son.

“She was allowed to bring her son into the office when he didn’t have school and so she was helping him learn to read,” Kimberly Usher-fall said of Perez.

These are only some names of the more than a dozen victims who lost their lives in the attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans. More of their stories, and those of the over 30 injured, will be told in the days ahead.

Tags: Domestic terrorism, holidays, Louisiana, New Orleans, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack

[Karah Rucker]

A NURSING STUDENT. A FATHER OF TWO. A FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER.

THEY ARE AMONG AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE KILLED WHEN A MAN PLOWED HIS PICKUP TRUCK ONTO NEW ORLEAN’S BOURBON STREET IN THE EARLY MORNING OF NEW YEAR’S DAY.

THE DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE. AS AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE THE SUSPECT’S MOTIVES – WE ARE LEARNING MORE FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILIES ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF THE DEADLIEST ATTACK IN THE U.S. IN OVER A YEAR.

27-YEAR-OLD TIGER BECH WAS A FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. AFTER GRADUATING IN 2021, THE LOUISIANA NATIVE MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY FOR A JOB AT CAPITAL MARKETS FIRM SEAPORT GLOBAL HOLDINGS.

ABC NEWS SPOKE TO THE PARENTS OF 25-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW TENEDORIO – A FIBER OPTICS AND VIDEO PROFFESIONAL AT THE NEARBY SUPERDOME – WHO WAS OUT CELEBRATING WITH FRIENDS.

[ KATHY TENEDORIO | MOTHER OF VICTIM]

“His beautiful face. His laugh. “I love you, Mom.” He was just a wonderful son.”

[ LOUIS TENEDORIO | FATHER OF VICTIM ]

“I think as time goes by, I think as time goes by you know I’ll see something that reminds me of him and I’ll break down I know that’s going to happen probably for the rest of my life.”

37-YEAR-OLD REGGIE HUNTER OF BATON ROUGE WAS REMEMBERED ON FACEBOOK BY HIS COUSIN SHIRELL JACKSON FOR HIS SENSE OF HUMOR. HUNTER WAS A FATHER OF TWO AND WORKED AS WAREHOUSE MANAGER. A GOFUNDME PAGE HAS BEEN SENT UP FOR HIS FAMILY.

JACKSON SPEAKING TO CBS NEWS

[SHIRELL JACKSON | COUSIN OF VICTIM]

“This hurts. This is terrible. We want as much justice for him as we possibly can get.”

WITH QUOTE “GREAT SADNESS AND GRIEF,” THE FATHER OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA STUDENT KAREEM BADAWI ANNOUNCING HIS SON’S DEATH IN A MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT STUART BELL ALSO CONFIRMING BADAWI’S DEATH IN A POST – SAYING QUOTE “I GRIEVE ALONGSIDE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF KAREEM IN THEIR HEARTBREAKING LOSS.”

AND HIS HIGH SCHOOL — THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF BATON ROUGE — SAYS IT WILL HOST A PRAYER SERVICE FOR BADAWI AND ANOTHER RECENT GRADUATE WHO WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN THE ATTACK.

18-YEAR-OLD NI’KYRA CHEYENNE DEDEAUX WAS PREPARING TO START BLUE CLIFF COLLEGE LATER THIS MONTH – MAJORING IN NURSING.

HER MOTHER, ALSO A NURSE, POSTING ON FACEBOOK, “MY BABY IS GONE SHE IS NO LONGER WITH US…”

21-YEAR-OLD HUBERT GAUTHREAUX REMEMBERED BY HIS FORMER SCHOOL. ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL POSTING A PHOTO OF GAUTHREAUX – SAYING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

A FAMILY FRIEND AND EMPLOYER OF 27-YEAR-OLD NICOLE PEREZ TELLING ABC NEWS – SHE WAS A GREAT MOTHER TO HER 4-YEAR-OLD SON.

[KIMBERLY USHER-FALL | FRIEND OF VICTIM]

“She was allowed to bring her son into the office when he didn’t have school and so she was helping him learn to read.”

THESE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE NAMES OF THE MORE THAN A DOZEN VICTIMS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ATTACK ON NEW YEAR’S DAY IN NEW ORLEANS. MORE OF THEIR STORIES AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE OVER 30 INJURED WILL BE TOLD IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

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