Law enforcement officials have confirmed that Matthew Libersberger, a 37-year-old Army veteran who lives in Colorado Springs, was behind the explosion in a rented Cybertruck at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.
Authorities confirmed that Leiblsberger died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion, and seven bystanders were injured. Officials said there was no information linking Libersberger to terrorist organizations as of Thursday.
The driver of the Cybertruck was identified as Sgt. Matthew Alan Leiblesberger, U.S. Army Special Operations Soldier, enlisted from 2006 to 2012.
Mr. Libersberger, who was on leave at the time of his death, served in the National Guard from March 2011 to July 2012 and then joined the Army Reserve from July 2012 to December 2012. Libersberger then enlisted in the active-duty Army in December 2012.
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Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference. thursday press conference His office is currently awaiting DNA testing on the driver’s identity, and said the attack is unrelated to the New Orleans attack at this time.
Libersberger was identified as driving the vehicle at various locations as authorities retraced the route from Colorado to Nevada, McMahill said.
Officials said an investigation into the explosion was ongoing.
of an explosion occurred The incident occurred near the hotel’s main entrance just before 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day, and federal, state and local authorities are conducting a joint investigation.
FBI Denver Field Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Denver Field Division, Colorado Springs Police Department Confirmed activity at residence in Colorado Springs It was related to the Las Vegas explosion, but no further information was provided at the time.
Local authorities have confirmed that a detonator in Mr. Riversberger’s possession caused the explosion, as did a fire mortar and camp fuel canisters packed in the back of the Cybertruck.
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investigator I confirmed that the car was being driven. We departed from Colorado and arrived in Las Vegas around 7:30am on New Year’s Day. Libersberger reportedly drove up and down Las Vegas Boulevard for about an hour before entering the valet area of the Trump Hotel.
Seven people were injured. The two were briefly hospitalized before being released, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The department announced an increased police presence throughout the area, including the Las Vegas Strip.
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This attack occurred on the same day that 15 people were killed. killed on bourbon street after a man drives his car into a crowd.
Shamsuddin Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen and U.S. Army veteran from Houston, was charged with carrying an F-150 Lightning truck and an improvised explosive device, which was found both inside the truck and at two different locations in the French Quarter. We rented bulletproof vests and bulletproof vests. An ISIS flag hanging on the tailgate.
The two suspects behind the separate attacks used the rental car app Turo to book the vehicles used at both locations.
“After the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, @NYPDPC and I have been in constant communication.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams posted on X.
The mayor said that although there was no immediate threat to the city at the time, the increased security was “out of an abundance of caution.” He said he would beef up security in the city and increase the NYPD’s presence at relevant locations, including Trump Tower and Times Square.
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