The man driving the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was a US special forces soldier and shot himself before the explosion, officials said. Las Vegas police identified Matthew Alan Leavelsberger, 37, of Colorado Springs, Colo., as the driver of the vehicle, which he rented more than 800 miles away and drove to the Nevada hotel on the morning of the explosion. Livelsberger’s cause of death was suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Seven people were injured when the vehicle – filled with fuel canisters and fireworks mortars – exploded on New Year’s Day. Officials said all injuries were minor. Lievelsberger drove the Cybertruck into town on Wednesday morning, less than two hours before the explosion, police said. Parked in front of the hotel near a glass entrance, the vehicle started smoking and on […]
Source: News Beast
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