Two new videos in connection with Wednesday's Cybertruck explosion in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas as investigators try to determine what caused an active-duty U.S. Army soldier to commit suicide and blow up his electric pickup truck. was published.
The first video shows a Tesla Cybertruck slowly leaving the hotel's valet area in the early morning hours, while the second video is shot from inside the hotel and shows the truck exploding, sending flames and fireworks into the air. It shows how it splatters.
Investigators say Matthew Libersberger, 37, shot himself in the head and then blew up a futuristic-looking truck outside the iconic hotel, leaving flames, fireworks and fireworks in the immediate vicinity of the hotel's glass doors. It is believed that the debris was blown upwards.
Investigators are inspecting the Tesla Cybertruck that was involved in an explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Police Department, Associated Press)
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Libersberger was the only fatality, but seven bystanders reported minor injuries. A motive has not yet been determined. The cause of death was suicide by gunshot wound, according to the Clark County coroner.
The first video is surveillance footage that police say Libersberger slowly drives a rented Cybertruck out of the hotel's valet area. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Libersberger then visited several locations along the Las Vegas Strip, including a stop at a business parking lot near the Flamingo Hotel.
Another video shows the truck stopping at a traffic light on Sands Avenue, Libersberger making a right turn toward Trump International, and finally stopping outside the main entrance, with the truck bursting into flames 17 seconds later. has been done.
Authorities said the truck was loaded with containers of gasoline and camping fuel, as well as a large mortar shell used for fireworks. The explosion occurred very close to the hotel's glass doors, but the glass doors were not damaged.
Video: Video shows Cybertruck exploding outside Trump International Hotel
A second video, taken by a witness in the hotel lobby, shows the truck bursting into flames after the first explosion. Alarms sound and emergency lights flash throughout the hotel.
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Two explosions were heard, followed by the sound of fireworks being set off, and another explosion leaving the roof of the truck on fire. The incident occurred around 8:40 a.m. local time.
Among the charred items found in the truck were the handgun found at Libersberger's feet, another firearm, numerous fireworks, a passport, military ID, credit cards, an iPhone and a smart watch, McMahill said. It is said that it included. Authorities said both guns were purchased legally.
Libersberger was a U.S. Army special operations soldier with multiple addresses and was on leave from Germany, where he served with the 10th Special Forces Group.
Matthew Libersberger was renting a Tesla Cybertruck from Denver, Colorado, when it exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. (Alcides Antunes/Reuters from left, Fox News from right)
Kenny Cooper, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said authorities would not expect a level of sophistication from someone with this type of military experience.
Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans added that investigators are looking for possible terrorist ties to Libersberger, but as of Thursday afternoon, had found nothing.
“The question of whether there is a global investigation is definitely true, and as I said, we have investigative leads all over the world,” he told reporters. “As far as we know at this time, there is no information linking this individual to any terrorist organization around the world. But obviously that is the purpose of the investigation, to rule out any terrorism links.”
An Army spokesperson told Fox News that Libersberger began active duty in the Army in January 2006 and reached the rank of sergeant major.
Cybertruck on the Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department press conference)
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Libersberger spent time at the base, formerly known as Fort Bragg, a large Army base in North Carolina and home to Army Special Forces.
Mr. Libersberger joined the National Guard from March 2011 to July 2012 and then served in the Army Reserve from July 2012 to December 2012. Additionally, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command confirmed that Libersberger was on approved leave at the time of his death.
FOX News' Mitch Picasso and Michael Lewis and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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