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Tragic New Orleans Attack Claims Life of 25-Year-Old from Holmdel
According to a report from Nola, a New Orleans-based website, a man allegedly drove through a crowd on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day in New Orleans, killing several people, including a resident of Holmdel.
In what authorities are looking into as a terrorist act, a man drove a truck down Bourbon Street in New Orleans through a crowd of New Year's revelers early on Wednesday morning, killing 14 people, including 25-year-old Billy DiMaio of Holmdel, NJ.
DiMaio was the eldest of three children and worked as an account executive for Audacy Inc. DiMaio played lacrosse at Holmdel High School after relocating to Holmdel, despite having grown up on Long Island.
Whether it was playing lacrosse, running marathons, or helping others, DiMaio "never sat still," according to his parents.
According to his father, Bill DiMaio, "He was a good, humble kid," "He loved life."
DiMaio is one of the people who were hurt and killed in the New Year's Day event.
According to
NBC10, Martin "Tiger" Bech, 27, a football player at Princeton, was also killed on Wednesday. From 2016 to 2018, Bech was a member of the Princeton Tigers.
"There was no more appropriate nickname of a Princeton player I coached," stated Bob Surace, the head coach of Princeton football. "He was a 'Tiger' in every way - a ferocious competitor with endless energy, a beloved teammate and a caring friend."
Bech, a 27-year-old New York stockbroker was spending the holidays in New Orleans.
Ryan Quigley, a former football player for Princeton, was among those hurt in the violence, according to NBC10.
Quigley was Bech's teammate and graduated from Princeton University in 2020. According to
ABC7, both were on a trip to New Orleans and were employed at the brokerage firm in New York.
Quigley, a Lansdale, Pennsylvania native, is presently recovering from his wounds.
The FBI declared the agency was looking into the attack as a possible act of terrorism. According to the FBI, the driver did not act alone.
Along with other explosive devices in the city's renowned French Quarter, investigators discovered firearms and what seemed to be an improvised explosive device in the vehicle, which was flying the Islamic State group's flag.
