Driver in Tesla explosion in Las Vegas was U.S. active duty Army soldier


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  • Friday, 03 Jan 2025

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, a U.S. active duty Army soldier, authorities said on Thursday.

Livelsberger had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head prior to the explosion, Kevin McMahill, sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said in a news conference, adding that the vehicle had been rented in Colorado and driven through New Mexico and Arizona before reaching Las Vegas.

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