A Tesla Cybertruck
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(Las Vegas, NV) — Officials say military identification and firearms were found inside the Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas New Year’s Day. The driver inside is believed to have been Matthew Alan Livelsberger. He was an active member of the military and served at the same base as the suspect in the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, but officials said they haven’t found a link to the two.
Investigators said Livelsberger rented the Cybertruck in Colorado on December 28th before driving it to Las Vegas. They also believe the former special forces soldier shot himself in the head before the vehicle exploded. There were firearms and fireworks inside the truck.
The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people but virtually no damage to the hotel. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret, likely planned a more damaging attack but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed much of the force from the crudely built explosive.Damage from the blast was mostly limited to the interior of the truck because the explosion “vented out and up” and didn’t hit the Trump hotel doors just a few feet away, the sheriff said.
