New details of the Cybertruck explosion that killed 1 person and injured 7 people in front of the Trump hotel in Vegas have emerged.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), one person was killed and seven others were injured when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded and burst into flames near the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday morning.

Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, a US Army Green Beret from Colorado Springs, was named by investigators as the prime suspect. Sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Kevin McMahillLiveslberger’s military ID, credit cards and passport were found in the Cybertruck, he said at a media briefing Thursday. Livelsberger was also identified as the person who rented the Cybertruck, and video identified him as the driver at various Tesla Supercharged stations between Colorado and Las Vegas.

McMahill categorically declined to name Livelsberger as the person killed and said they would wait for DNA to confirm his identity. The sheriff said the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound minutes before the explosion. the pistol is registered in the name of Livelsberger.

A witness took a video of the fire from inside the hotel lobby and Posted on X said the car was parked outside and then “exploded.” The video and others like it quickly spread across X.

Law enforcement continues to investigate several leads, McMahill said. Gov. Joe Lombardo said his office is coordinating with LVMPD and partner agencies.

In both media briefings, McMahill referred to Wednesday morning’s deadly attack in New Orleans. killed at least 15 people. He did not make an implicit connection with the attack, but said that law enforcement agencies are taking action.

“We are very aware of what happened in New Orleans, what happened there, the number of casualties there and the additional IEDs,” he said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “As you can imagine, with the explosion here on the famous Las Vegas Boulevard, we are taking all the precautions we need to take to keep our community safe.”

a briefing The Cybertruck was rented in Colorado through peer-to-peer rental company Turo and driven to Las Vegas, arriving at 7:30 a.m., McMahill said Wednesday afternoon.

McMahill also noted that the Ford truck used in the New Orleans attack was rented through Turo. He called it a “coincidence” and said it was being investigated. Turo, which was founded in 2010 and has been compared to Airbnb for cars, allows private car owners to rent out vehicles through the startup’s website or app. The applicant company IPO in 2022it was expected to be announced this year.

A Turo spokesperson told TechCrunch in an emailed statement that the company is working with law enforcement.

“We are heartbroken by the violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and our prayers are with the victims and families. We are actively cooperating with law enforcement as they investigate both incidents,” the emailed statement said. “We do not believe that either tenant involved in the Las Vegas or New Orleans attacks has a criminal record that would identify them as a security threat. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards in risk management, thanks to our world-class trust and security technologies and teams that include experienced former law enforcement professionals.”

Law enforcement is looking for secondary devices, McMahill said, adding that there is no additional threat to the Las Vegas community. “If this changes, you will hear directly from me to provide you with any updates,” he said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a few notes X initially reported that “the entire senior Tesla team is investigating the incident.” “We will publish more information as soon as we learn something. We have never seen anything like this,” Musk wrote.

Musk later reported that the car was operating normally, according to telemetry data he said the Tesla team had looked at.

“We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by a large fireworks display and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rental Cybertruck and was unrelated to the vehicle itself. All telemetry of the car at the time of the explosion was positive,” he wrote.

McMahill personally thanked Musk for providing law enforcement with specific information about the Cybertruck’s operation, as well as video from the Tesla charging stations the man was using.

The incident happened at a time when Musk, who is also the owner of Company X, was in close contact with the newly elected President Donald Trump. A review Mask flight data It showed at least 31 flights to or from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. this week, NOW reported He said Musk was staying at a cottage on his Mar-a-Lago estate.

This article has been updated with new information, including that the explosion killed one person and injured several others, what contents were found in the car, and images.