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The decorated US special forces soldier who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head before the blast, authorities said Thursday, adding that his motivation was still "unknown." ET Year-end Special Reads Stocks to buy in 2025: 66 ideas from top brokerages for your new year portfolio What does 2025 hold for India's IT services sector? 2025 may be the year of EVs in India, dominated by SUV launches Matthew Livelsberger , 37, a member of the elite Green Berets, took his own life in the rented vehicle filled with fuel containers and fireworks, which then erupted into flames, officials said. Livelsberger's body was burned beyond recognition but Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said authorities had "a lot of confidence" that he was the sole occupant of the Cybertruck.
Las Vegas police said he had been identified as the "driver" of the vehicle, and that the coroner had ruled he had died by suicide. Livelsberger, identified through his military ID, passport and credit cards, was found with a gun at his feet, McMahill told reporters at a press conference in Las Vegas. Artificial Intelligence(AI) Java Programming with ChatGPT: Learn using Generative AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Basics of Generative AI: Unveiling Tomorrows Innovations By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Master in Python Language Quickly Using the ChatGPT Open AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Marketing Performance Marketing for eCommerce Brands By - Zafer Mukeri, Founder- Inara Marketers View Program Office Productivity Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Finance A2Z Of Money By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Marketing Modern Marketing Masterclass by Seth Godin By - Seth Godin, Former dot com Business Executive and Best Selling Author View Program Astrology Vastu Shastra Course By - Sachenkumar Rai, Vastu Shashtri View Program Strategy Succession Planning Masterclass By - Nigel Penny, Global Strategy Advisor: NSP Strategy Facilitation Ltd.
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Evans said there is "no information that we're aware of right now that connects this individual to any terrorist organization around the world." Kenny Cooper, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Livelsberger had legally purchased two semi-automatic handguns on Monday which were found in the remains of the vehicle. Video footage outside the Trump hotel shows the stainless steel truck parked at the building's glass entrance early Wednesday, then bursting into flames, followed by smaller explosions that appeared similar to fireworks.
Seven people were wounded in the blast. No link with New Orleans attack The Trump-branded building, which opened in 2008, is part-owned by the Republican president-elect's family business. Evans said the link to the president-elect was "not lost" on investigators, nor was the fact that Tesla is owned by world's richest man -- and prominent Trump backer -- Elon Musk .
"But we don't have information at this point that definitively tells us" it was driven by any particular ideology, he said. Livelsberger rented the vehicle in Colorado on December 28, from where authorities tracked him driving it alone through Arizona and New Mexico to Las Vegas, which he reached on January 1, McMahill said. Livelsberger was a Green Beret who had been deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 and was currently stationed in Germany.
An army spokesperson said Livelsberger was "on approved leave at the time of his death," and that he had been awarded multiple Bronze Star Medals, including one for valor. Investigators said it was not yet clear how the blast detonated, but the components were mainly consumer products like fireworks and fuel. They said some of the components had not exploded, and that the level of sophistication in the blast was not what they would expect from someone with Livelsberger's military background.
"I just don't think it was done as well as he was expecting it to be done," McMahill said. The blast came just hours after a pickup truck plowed into a crowd of revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Initially investigators were probing potential links between the events, but authorities in New Orleans said Thursday they believe the Islamic State-inspired attacker there acted alone, while the FBI described the Vegas incident as "isolated.
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