The suspected terrorist who drove a Tesla to the Trump hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head before the Cybertruck exploded, officials revealed.
The body of Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was burned beyond recognition in the explosion and was identified by his tattoos, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Thursday.
Police found credit cards, his passport and military ID on him, but they are still calling him a person of interest while they wait for DNA confirmation.
The weapons found in the truck were legally purchased on December 30, 2024.
Police are still looking for a motive for the attack.
Sheriff McMahill addressed the similarities between the act of terror in Vegas and that in New Orleans by Texas native Shamsud-din Jabbar, 42.
Both served at the same military base in North Carolina, but officials don’t know if their paths ever crossed. In addition, both also served in Afghanistan in 2009, but officials say they have seen no evidence they were in the same facility or unit. That is still being investigated.
It comes as Donald Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan said both men were “on a suicide mission.”
“This is just another danger this country faces because this country has been lax on national security and groups like these have been emboldened,” Homan claimed.
“I think you will find that they have both had recent and foreign travels. They were both inspired by ISIS,” he said.
While the New Orleans suspect carried an ISIS flag and declared his alliance with the terrorist group, police have so far found no evidence that Livelsberger was in any way connected to Islamic terrorism.
The body of Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was burned beyond recognition after he apparently blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas
Livelsberger was identified by his tattoos, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Thursday
Police found credit cards, his passport and military ID on him, but they are still calling him a person of interest as they wait for DNA confirmation