This Wednesday, January 1, a Cybertruck, a pickup truck marketed by Tesla, exploded in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Although the identity of the suspect has not yet been confirmed by DNA analyses, the identity and bank card of a former soldier were found in the vehicle. The man had a gunshot wound to the head, suggesting suicide.
The suspect in the explosion this Wednesday, January 1 of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a hotel belonging to President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas had a gunshot wound to the head, the Las Vegas sheriff announced Thursday.
“We discovered, thanks to the medical examiner’s office, that the individual had been shot in the head before the vehicle exploded”said Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill, suggesting suicide, but specifying that the body had yet to be positively identified.
The identity of the suspect remains to be defined by DNA
However, this Thursday, January 2, according to CBS, the FBI announced that the military card, passport and credit cards had been found. All in the name of Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, US Army Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant in Germany, but currently on leave in Colorado Springs.
In an interview with British media The IndependentMatthew’s uncle Dean describes him as “a very, very patriotic soldier” Who “loved Trump” et “had patriotic messages on Facebook”, but said he was unaware of his nephew’s involvement before the interview.
Before the DNA identification to confirm or not the identity of the suspect, the media also indicates from police sources that the man was on leave in Colorado Springs, the place where the Cybertruck was rented. His relatives confirmed to CBS that Matthew had indeed rented a Cybertruck while a relative said that his wife had not heard from him for several days.
Unknown motivations
At this time, the suspect’s motives are not yet known to investigators. “The motivations remain unknown at this stage. […] “We do not have information that allows us to say with certainty or suggest that this was motivated by a particular ideology.” FBI agent Spencer Evans said at a news conference.
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