The FBI has concluded that the Cybertruck bombing outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day was a suicide carried out by a veteran struggling with PTSD. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Army Special Forces member, was identified as the bomber. Evidence suggests he intentionally planned and prepared for the act.
The Cybertruck bombing that happened outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day appears to be the suicide of a veteran who was struggling with PTSD and other issues, the FBI said Friday.Police identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a 37-year-old active duty member of the Army Special Forces, as the driver of the Cybertruck that exploded in the hotel's valet area Wednesday morning.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday the county coroner had determined Livelsberger shot himself in the head before the bombing.Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI's office in Las Vegas, said during a news conference Friday that the bureau facilitated obtaining DNA from a family member to confirm Livelsberger's identity.Information uncovered by investigators and from the Army indicated that Livelsberger likely had PTSD, Evans said. Family issues and personal grievances may have also contributed to Livelsberger renting the car in Colorado, filling it up with explosives and detonating it in Las Vegas, Evans said. The bureau was continuing to investigate the possible contributing factors for the bombing.'It's evident that the subject considered, planned and thoughtfully prepared for this act alone — that's what we believe, and we have no information to the contrary at this point,' Evans said.Investigators also uncovered writings on one of the two phones uncovered from the Cybertruck's wreckage, the police department's Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren told reporters. The writings included a journal of his activities in the 10 days leading up to the bombing, along with two letters that included what Koren described as a variety 'grievances and issues,' some of which were political and some persona
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