The suspect in the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel has been identified as Matthew Levelsberger, NBC affiliate KOAA News5 Reported.

A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it was investigating whether the blast was an act of terrorism. Videos circulating on social media, taken from inside and outside the Trump International Hotel, show the car exploding and bursting into flames.

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The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is part of the Trump Organization, the company of President-elect Donald Trump, who will return to the White House on January 20. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was a key supporter of Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign. And is also an adviser to the incoming president.

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Who Was Matthew Levelsburger?

According to KOAA News5, Livelsberger lived in Colorado Springs. On social media, several posts have surfaced sharing a screenshot of her alleged LinkedIn profile. According to the screenshot, Livelsberger was an operations director and former Special Forces intelligence manager. HT cannot independently verify this information.

Sheriff Kevin McMahal of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said at a press conference, “Obviously a cyber truck, a Trump hotel — there are a lot of questions that we have to answer.

“I know everybody is interested in the word, and trying to see if we can say it,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeremy Schwartz later told reporters, Reuters reported. are, ‘Hey, it’s a terrorist attack.’ That’s our goal, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Las Vegas firefighters responded and extinguished the vehicle fire four minutes after receiving the report.

Two of the injured were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The Reuters report added that the Trump Hotel was evacuated after the incident and most of the visitors were moved to other hotels.

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and son of President-elect Trump, posted about the incident on X. “Earlier today, Trump was reported to have caught fire in an electric vehicle at Port Cochere in Las Vegas,” he wrote. to the covered entrance of the building.

(with input from Reuters)