Authorities say he referred to himself as a terrorist in a message sent to his mother.
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police say they’re investigating a car that rammed into a power substation as a ”Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, sparking fierce pushback and vow of new leviesToday in History: February 20, Thousands attend pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden There’s no ongoing threat to the public, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a news conference Friday.
The driver of the vehicle was 23-year-old Dawson Maloney from Albany, New York, who was reported missing and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, McMahill said. The man had communicated with family before the crash, referencing self-harm, and said he was going to commit an act that would place him on the news. He referred to himself as a terrorist in a message sent to his mother, according to police. Authorities found explosive materials and multiple books “related to extremist ideologies” in Maloney’s hotel room, McMahill said. The books included ones about right- and left-wing extremism, environmental extremism, white supremacism and anti-government ideology, he said.Maloney is listed as a student at Albany Law School in the class of 2027. He was also an honors student for multiple semesters at Siena University, located in New York. Two shotguns, an assault rifle-style pistol, and flame throwers were found in his rental car, McMahill said. Maloney was wearing what police described as “soft-body armor.” Authorities recovered a 3D printer and several gun components needed to assemble a firearm from an Albany residence., which is considered one of the country’s modern civil engineering wonders. The dam provides water to millions of people and generates an average of 4 billion kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power each year for Nevada, Arizona and California. The power substation that was rammed is owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The facility works closely with Hoover Dam and transfers power to the Los Angeles basin, McMahill said. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said in a statement to The Associated Press that it is aware of the incident, and there were no impacts or disruptions to its operations. Boulder City Police Chief Timothy Shea said there is no evidence of major damage to critical infrastructure and no service disruptions.through a fence at a solar power facility in the desert northeast of Las Vegas, setting the car on fire. The solar power facility served Las Vegas Strip casinos. He was declared“We are heartbroken to hear of the tragic passing of one of our law students, Dawson Maloney, in an off-campus incident,” said Tom Torello, director of communications and marketing at Albany Law School, in a statement.Asking Eric: Mother resents children who rescued her from financial ruinFaced with veto threat, Colorado lawmakers remove family court section from trans youth billColorado weather: Snow expected in Denver on Friday, will continue falling in mountains through Saturday Palantir changed its address twice this month — first to a new Denver office, then a Florida coworking space
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