Cybertruck ‘bomber’ Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in head before Tesla blew up outside Las Vegas Trump hotel
THE suspected Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in the head before the Tesla blew up.
The car burst into flames outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas just hours after an attack in New Orleans and is being investigated as an "act of terror."
A handgun was found at his feet and officials believe the shot was self-inflicted, AP reports.
Livelsberger, 37, drove up to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, just before 9 am on January 1 in a Cybertruck filled with fireworks, gas canisters, and camping fuel.
Surveillance footage showed the EV burst into flames with him inside, sending shards of glass and metal flying at screaming pedestrians.
Loud bangs can be heard throughout the short video as black smoke fills the air.
Cops believe Livelsberger drove from his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to the hotel for the attack.
They raided his home later on New Year's Day and are investigating whether the brazen crime was an "act of terror."
The suspect was serving as a Special Forces operations sergeant in Germany but was on leave at the time on the attack, according to reports.
The truck was also thoroughly checked after the flames were extinguished with cops discovering fireworks, gas tanks, and camping fuel.
These were all connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver, CNN reports.
Tesla chief Elon Musk soon commented on the incident as he took to X to confirm the blast wasn't caused by the Cybertruck itself but instead due to "very large fireworks and/or a bomb".
The billionaire tech mogul added his team has "never seen anything like this" happen to a Tesla.
Investigators are yet to confirm any potential relationship or connections between the Las Vegas blast and the New Orleans attack.
But Joe Biden confirmed federal law enforcement are investigating the possibility.
Musk claimed the Cybertruck and the Ford pickup used in New Orleans had both been rented by the same company.
He posted on his X platform: "Appears likely to be an act of terrorism.
"Both this Cybertruck and the F-150 suicide bomb in New Orleans were rented from Turo. Perhaps they are linked in some way."
Livelsberger served at the same base as the New Orleans suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar.
