The people of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched the Colorado Springs apartment of 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, who was killed in the explosion, and it was discovered that the man also previously had an address in Ohio.
According to official sources, Matthew Livelsberger served in the US Army Special Forces, was stationed in Germany and was on official leave.
According to a statement from the spokesperson of the US Army, Matthew Livelsberger joined the military in 2006, where he reached the rank of staff sergeant and served at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, at the Army’s Special Forces Command. According to his service record, he has been stationed twice in Afghanistan and is the recipient of numerous military awards.
The man, according to the findings of the investigation At 8:40 a.m. on January 1, he parked a rented Tesla Cybertruck electric car in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, which exploded 15 to 20 seconds later.
Las Vegas Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill previously told reporters that the futuristic-looking vehicle was rented in Colorado and arrived in Las Vegas around 7:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday and drove up and down Las Vegas Boulevard. , before driving to the hotel.
Security camera footage presented by the sheriff shows smoke rising from the vehicle and then exploding. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the fire.
During the investigation, it was established that the electric vehicle contained a large amount of gas oil and bottles for camp stoves, as well as large firework rockets.
Livelsberger was killed in the detonation, and seven other people were slightly injured.
Speaking to American media, one of the man’s relatives reported that Matthew Livelsberger’s wife had not known about her husband for days.
The Trump International Hotel was evacuated after the explosion, and some of the guests were accommodated in other hotels.
The FBI’s investigation is looking into whether there could have been a connection between the violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas, given that they happened hours apart. In this regard, Christopher Raja, Acting Deputy Director of the FBI, said at a press conference held in New Orleans that
found no “definitive link” between the New Orleans rampage and the Las Vegas car explosion.
Las Vegas Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill determined Wednesday that the car that exploded outside the Trump hotel and the vehicle used by the New Orleans attacker who drove into a crowd and killed 15 people on New Year’s morning were rented through the same rental website.
Those involved in the two acts both served in Afghanistan, as well as at the military base in North Carolina.
In a statement issued after the explosion at the hotel owned by his company, future President Donald Trump sharply criticized the outgoing Biden administration for the state of the country’s domestic security.
After the explosion, Elon Musk, the owner of the Tesla car factory, issued a statement on social media in which he emphasized that it was not the car’s electrical malfunction that led to the detonation.
Source: www.portfolio.hu
