Las Vegas police say Cybertruck had fuel containers large firework mortars

Authorities say the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing one person and injuring seven others, contained containers of gasoline and camping fuel as well as a large fireworks mortar. It was piled up.

Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference Wednesday that investigators know who rented the Cybertruck acquired in Colorado, but are not prepared to identify that person without 100% certainty. No, he said.

McMahill also said investigators were able to track the truck through a Tesla charging station. A Las Vegas license plate reader first spotted the vehicle around 7:30 a.m., and McMahill said it drove up and down Las Vegas Boulevard before entering the valet area of ​​the Trump Hotel.

The vehicle exploded within 15 to 20 seconds of pulling into the hotel, the sheriff added.

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During the press conference, the sheriff's office showed video of the truck bed, which showed it was stuffed with gasoline cans, camping fuel cans, and a large fireworks mortar.

But the sheriff also pointed to the exterior of the truck and how it remained completely intact after the explosion.

“Due to the fact that this was a Cybertruck, most of the explosion went through the truck and out, so the damage that occurred inside the attendant was very limited,” McMahill said. “In fact, if you watch that video, you'll see that the front glass door of the Trump Hotel wasn't even broken by the blast.”

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Las Vegas police responded to a vehicle fire at Trump Tower in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. (Chris Saad, from Storyful)

The explosion did not damage the glass door, but seven people suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.

All guests at the hotel were moved to another hotel as the investigation into the explosion continues.

Like McMahill, Jeremy Schwartz, the acting FBI special agent in charge of Las Vegas, said he did not intend to identify the people in the car, saying, “Our primary goal is to make sure we properly identify the individuals involved in the incident.'' That's what I do.''

The second goal is to determine whether the explosion was an act of terrorism, Schwartz said, and the Joint Terrorism Task Force is conducting the investigation.

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Investigators photograph a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas on January 1, 2025. At least one person was killed and seven others injured when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas, police said Wednesday. (Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)

The special agent said the task force is made up of local law enforcement officers.

“We're not collaborating on anything, and we're not going to do anything on our own unless our partners make sure we're all on the same page,” Schwartz said. “We have learned from our past mistakes and have no intention of repeating them again.”

The Cybertruck explosion was the second suspicious death incident in a major city since the beginning of 2025.

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Investigators investigate the scene after someone drives a car into a crowd at Canal Street and Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Early Wednesday morning, a man later identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a pickup truck into a crowd on New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street, killing more than a dozen people and injuring dozens more.

The truck that Din Jabbar drove, like the Cybertruck that went up in flames in Las Vegas, was rented from peer-to-peer car rental company Turo. An ISIS flag was also attached to the trailer hitch of the vehicle Din Jabbar rented.

Schwartz said the FBI believes the Las Vegas explosion was an isolated incident.

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Investigators photograph a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas on January 1, 2025. At least one person was killed and seven others injured when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas, police said Wednesday. (Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)

“We don't believe there are a lot of people supporting this or helping, and we also don't believe there's any other danger to the community at this time,” he said, adding that in the future Within hours, the community was reassured. They will do everything they can to get to the bottom of the case.

McMahill said he doesn't know if the two are related, but wouldn't rule out the possibility. He also said that although the Cybertruck did not have an ISIS flag flying like the truck in New Orleans, all aspects are being investigated.

Preliminary investigations to this point have included input from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and McMahill said the force of the explosion could have caused the vehicle to lock up after the explosion. It is said that a considerable amount of information was obtained about Taka.

Musk also helped capture surveillance footage from Tesla charging stations across the country.

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The billionaire kept his followers updated on the Cybertruck explosion on social media platform X.

“We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by a very large firework or bomb in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and was unrelated to the vehicle itself. Telemetry from the vehicle at the time of the explosion all tested positive,” Musk wrote. In one post.

“The evil knuckleheads chose the wrong vehicle for their terrorist attack. The Cybertruck actually contained the explosion and directed it upwards,” he said in another post. The glass door in the lobby was not broken either.

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President Biden also addressed the Las Vegas explosion.

“We're tracking the Cybertruck explosion in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas,” he said, referring to the deadly crash in New Orleans. “Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are also investigating this, including a possible connection to the attack in New Orleans. At this time, we have nothing to report on this score so far. .”