President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday to grieve with family members and residents affected by the New Year’s Day tragedy in which a Texas man killed 14 people by driving into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street.

The White House said the first couple will also meet with officials, with more details to come.

Police say Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran, died in a shootout with police after driving into the crowd. He was twice divorced and complained of financial difficulties in recent years. Family members and police also said he seemed to lean toward radical Islam in recent years and showed sympathy with the Islamic State terror group.

The slaughter and a similar incident at a Christmas market in Germany renewed debate about the threat of terrorism and the best way to protect crowds.

Mr. Biden often speaks in personal terms about the toll of grief and loss, pointing to the death of his first wife and young daughter in a car crash in 1972 and the loss of his son Beau Biden in 2015.

The visit will be one of his final trips as president before he cedes way to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

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• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.