Local and federal authorities said the attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans were not related.
At a press conference Friday afternoon local time, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill revealed why authorities are not considering a connection to the devastating attack.
“Why don't you think about what happened in New Orleans and what happened in Las Vegas? The simple answer to that is that we don't find anything that actually takes us in that direction. ” he said. “While there are coincidences that we have talked about very openly, throughout this investigation we have not found anything that directly links the two attacks.”
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day has been identified as active-duty U.S. Army soldier Matthew Libersberger (pictured right). Mr. Libersberger's attack occurred within hours of Mr. Jabbar's attack in New Orleans. (Fox News)
Driver of Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump International hotel las vegas Local and federal authorities said Friday that Mr. Johnson suffered from PTSD and did not appear to dislike President-elect Trump on New Year's Day.
“While this case has become more public and sensational than usual, it ultimately boils down to a tragic suicide involving a heavily decorated veteran suffering from PTSD and other issues,” McMahill said. It appears to be an incident.”
