Chilling contents of Trump Tower hotel bomber's Tesla Cybertruck put on display
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The chilling contents of the Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas has been put on display by cops, showing the extent of explosives and weapons inside. 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty US special forces officer from Colorado Springs, rented a Tesla Cybertruck while "on leave from active military duty in Germany" before driving it to Nevada. The highly decorated soldier parked up outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day at around 8.30am and shot himself in the head before the explosion.
The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people, but next to no damage to the hotel. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill saying the Green Beret likely planned a more damaging attack, but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed much of the force from the crudely built explosive, as the explosion "vented out and up" instead of out.
Pictures have shown the extent of the weapons and explosive materials recovered from the charred truck as invetigators work to determine a motive behind the New Year's Day attack. Among the burned remnants were a handgun, found at Livelsberger's feet, another firearm, a number of fireworks, a passport, a military ID, credit cards, an iPhone and a smartwatch, according to Sheriff McMahill.
Authorities confirmed both guns were purchased legally. A law enforcement official said investigators had learned through interviews that Livelsberger may have gotten into a fight with his wife about relationship issues just before renting the Tesla and buying the guns. The official spoke on anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the ongoing investigation.
