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Las Vegas suspect suffered gunshot wound to head prior to explosion, police say

A 37-year-old Green Beret named Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in the head inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks before it exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day.
The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people but did not damage the hotel, according to authorities.
Investigators found a handgun, another firearm, and various personal items inside the truck, and the cause of death was ruled a suicide by gunshot.
The FBI is investigating the explosion, but there is no definitive link to a separate incident in New Orleans where a truck attack killed at least 14 people.

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Protothema

FBI: Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas was not a terrorist attack but a suicide

It was a "tragic case of suicide, involving a severely disfigured combat veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder."

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Le Monde

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2 months ago·Paris, France

Police release more details in Las Vegas New Year's Day explosion, suspect's possible motive

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas Metropolitan police said there will be a news conference at 1 p.m. Pacific Time to release additional details on the explosion that occurred on New Year's Day at the entrance doors to the Las Vegas International Trump Hotel. Police officially identified Matthew Livelsberger as the driver of a Tesla Cybertruck filled with firework mortars and fuel canisters. Livelsberger died from a gunshot wound to the head just bef…

2 months ago·Charleston, United States

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KTVB

Officials continue investigation into exploding Cybertruck, suspect

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2 months ago·Boise, United States

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Syracuse NY

Driver identified in Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

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Il Fatto Quotidiano

Las Vegas, the bomber who died by suicide with a gunshot before the Cybertruck exploded

Matthew Livelsberger shot himself before the explosion of the Tesla Cybertruck loaded with fireworks that exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people, but practically no damage to the hotel. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the 37-year-old soldier had probably planned a more destructive attack, but the vehicle absorbed much of the force of the rudimentary explosive.…

2 months ago·Rome, Italy

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