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The driver who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day he did not display any “concerning behavior” when he was granted personal leave from his post in Germany, a U.S. Army spokesman said.
“Sergeant Major Matthew Livelsberger had access to and utilized the POTFF (Preservation of Force and Family) program; he did not display any concerning behavior at the time and was granted personal leave,” said Brig. Gen. Amanda Azubuike, chief of public affairs, said in a statement to Fox News. “All relevant records were provided to the FBI as the primary investigative agency.”
The latest information that the 37-year-old Army Green Beret did not display “concerning behavior” came after the FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) revealed that Livelsberger likely suffered from stress disorder post-traumatic.
Matthew Livelsberger poses in an undated photograph. (Fox News)
At a news conference Friday afternoon, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill spoke about Livelsberger’s struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and his possible motive for the New Year’s attack.
“Although this incident is more public and more sensational than usual, it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who is fighting post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues,” McMahill said.
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“Frankly, this is why we started our wellness office here at Metro and we take care of the hearts, minds, bodies and souls of the people who do this work, because they are exposed to things, they see things, they hear things , feel things and smell things that most normal people don’t have to do,” McMahill said.
“And the heroes who serve in the military and on the front lines of American law enforcement are challenged in that way,” he said. “And so I think we really need to pay attention to those people, pay attention to what they mental health in the United States it seems.”
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Alan Livelsberger. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Police officials also released sections of Livelsberger’s “manifesto” on Friday.
“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call,” Livelsberger wrote, according to clipped notes shared by las vegas police. “Americans only pay attention to spectacle and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives?”
“Why did I personally do it now? I needed to clear my mind of the brothers I lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took,” he wrote.
“We are the United States of America, the greatest country that has ever existed! But right now we are terminally ill and headed toward collapse.”
The Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the entrance to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
LVMPD Deputy Sheriff Dori Koren said Livelsberger died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He noted that the suspect put a gun in his mouth and fired it.
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“We also know that, as the sheriff mentioned yesterday, the suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Koren said. “The coroner was very specific in saying it was an introorbital gunshot wound, which essentially means the suspect put the firearm in his mouth and discharged it. And ultimately, the wound came out of the left side of his head”.
