Investigators Identify Suspect Behind Cybertruck That Exploded In Trump Hotel Using Tattoo

The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday was identified through photos from charging stations, a passport, driver’s license and a tattoo on his arm, according to police officials.

Police have identified the person of interest as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, an active duty U.S. Army Special Operations soldier from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Sheriff of Las Vegas Kevin McMahill said during a press conference Thursday that while there is substantial evidence to suggest that Livelsberger was actually the person in the truck when it exploded, the body was burned beyond recognition and he still has no confirmation through DNA or medical records that actually he.

Still, the ongoing investigation since the truck exploded outside the Trump Hotel around 8:40 a.m., killing Livelsberger and injuring seven others, has turned up a variety of evidence.

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Investigators discovered a military ID, a passport, a .50 caliber Desert Eagle semi-automatic handgun and another semi-automatic weapon.

McMahill said many of the weapons discovered were burned beyond recognition.

Investigators also found an iPhone, a smartwatch and several credit cards with the subject’s name on them.

While the subject’s body was burned beyond recognition, McMahill also said the subject suffered a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation, and one of the guns was found at his feet in the vehicle.

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McMahill said the subject had a tattoo on his arm, parts of which could be seen on the charred body.

“That gave us a lot of confidence that it was actually the same person,” McMahill said, also noting that the credit cards, military IDs and passport helped us reach that decision.

Livelsberger’s movements after renting the Cybertruck through the Turo app were tracked using photos that showed him as the person driving the vehicle.

McMahill confirmed that investigators have only seen Livelsberger in the truck up to this point, and that they are not aware of other people being involved in this case.

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However, in terms of movement, the sheriff said Livelsberger rented a truck on Dec. 28 and drove through several filling stations including Monument, Colorado; Trinidad, Colorado; Las Vegas, New Mexico; Gallup, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Kingman, Arizona.

Livelsberger’s last charge was in Kingman just after 5:30 a.m. and the truck was first spotted in Las Vegas just before 7:30 a.m.

McMahill showed video of the truck driving through Las Vegas, driving up and down the street, pulling into a Trump Hotel valet, leaving the hotel, then returning around 8:40 a.m. Seventeen seconds later, the truck exploded in the service room of the hotel.

That same morning, a man drove a truck with an ISIS flag into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing more than a dozen people and injuring dozens more.

The truck driver, Shamsud Din Jabbar, also rented the vehicle using Turo.

McMahill said both Livelsberger and Din Jabbar served at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, although there is no record of them serving there at the same time.

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He also said that both men served in Afghanistan in 2009, although there is no evidence that they were in the same province in Afghanistan, in the same location or in the same unit.

Livelsberger was a Green Beret operations sergeant who spent most of his time at Fort Carson, Colorado, and in Germany. McMahill said Livelsberger was cleared to leave Germany where he was serving with a special forces group. He also previously served in the National Guard and Army Reserve.