Fox News correspondent Marianne Rafferty has the latest on the explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas in a special report.
New photos have been released of the Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday morning in a fatal accident bombing in Las Vegas at the Trump International Hotel, which is under investigation.
Las Vegas police said the Cybertruck had fuel tanks and large fireworks shells in the futuristic-looking truck when it exploded within 15 to 20 seconds of pulling into a hotel valet area. In the explosion, one person died and seven were injured.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X after the incident that a senior company team was investigating the case and later said an investigation found that explosive devices, not a vehicle problem, caused the detonation.
“We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by a large firework and/or bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself,” Musk wrote. “All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion.”
ELON MUSK IMMEDIATELY JUMPED TO HELP AFTER CYBERTRUC EXPLOSION, SAYS SUSPECT ‘PICKED WRONG VEHICLE’
The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on January 1st. (EyePress News/Shutterstock/Shutterstock)
“Evil idiots chose the wrong vehicle for terrorist attack” Musk added in a subsequent post. “Cybertruck actually stopped the blast and directed the blast upwards. Not even the glass door of the lobby was broken.”
Law enforcement officials who spoke to the AP identified Matthew Livelsberger as the man who was in the Cybertruck that died in the explosion.
A US military spokesman told Fox News that Livelsberger active sergeant who was on leave from Germany, where he served in the 10th Special Forces Group.
Authorities believe fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel were linked to a detonation system operated by the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas. (EyePress News/Shutterstock/Shutterstock)
The FBI’s Denver office conducted a search operation in Colorado Springs on Thursday in connection with the explosion investigation.
“The FBI Denver; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Denver Field Division; and the Colorado Springs Police Department are conducting law enforcement activity at a residence in Colorado Springs“, announced the FBI office in Denver.
“Denver FBI personnel and specialized teams will be on the scene for several hours. This activity is related to the explosion in Las Vegas on Wednesday; due to the nature of the ongoing investigation, no additional information will be released outside of Denver.”
Both the Cybertruck used in the Las Vegas blast and the truck used in the New Orleans attack were rented through the same ride-sharing app, but authorities said there appears to be no connection between the attacks at this time. (EyePress News/Shutterstock/Shutterstock)
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Both the Cybertruck used in the Las Vegas bombing and the pickup truck used in the New Orleans terrorist attack were rented using peer-to-peer car-sharing app Turo, the company said, noting that it did not believe either renter had a criminal record that would we have identified them as a security threat.
“We are heartbroken by the violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas and our prayers are with the victims and families,” the spokesman said. “We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards in risk management, thanks to our leading trust and security technologies and teams that include experienced former law enforcement professionals.”
The FBI said at a press briefing Thursday that at this stage of the investigation, there is no apparent connection between the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the Las Vegas bombing.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner, Chris Pandolfo and Liz Friden contributed to this report.
