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The driver who exploded his Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day did not exhibit any “concerning behavior” after being granted personal leave from his post in Germany, the U.S. Army says. the official said.
“Sergeant Matthew Libersberger had access to and was using POTFF.” [Preservation of the Force and Family] program; he did not exhibit any problematic behavior at the time and was placed on personal leave,” Director of Public Affairs Brigadier General Amanda Azubuike said in a statement to Fox News. “It was provided to the FBI as a police officer.” An investigative agency. ”
The latest information that the 37-year-old Army Green Beret did not exhibit “problematic behavior” comes after the FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) revealed that Libersberger likely suffered from PTSD. Ta.
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Matthew Livelesberger poses in an undated photo. (Fox News)
At a press conference Friday afternoon, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill spoke about Libersberger's struggle with PTSD and a possible motive for the New Year's attack.
“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.”
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“Frankly, this is why we started the Wellness Bureau here at Metro to take care of the hearts, minds, bodies and souls of the people who are in this work. They hear, feel, and smell things, things that most normal people don't have to do,” McMahill said.
“And the heroes who serve on the front lines of our military and America's law enforcement are so challenged,” he said. “So I think we need to really pay attention to those people. mental health It's like this in America. ”
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Alan Libersberger. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Police officials also released portions of Libersberger's “manifesto” on Friday.
“This was not a terrorist attack, this was a wake-up call,” Libersberger wrote, according to a cropped note shared by Las Vegas police. “Americans only care about spectacle and violence. What better way to get your point across than with stunts using fireworks and explosives?”
“Why did I personally do that now? I needed to think about my brothers who died and cleanse my mind and free myself from the burden of the lives that were taken,” he said. I'm writing.
“We are the United States of America, the greatest people that ever existed! But now we are terminally ill and heading toward collapse.”
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of the entrance to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
LVMPD Undersheriff Dori Collen said Livelsberger died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He noted that the suspect put a gun in his mouth and fired.
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“We also know, as the sheriff stated yesterday, that there was some self-inflicted harm by the suspect,” Collen said. “The coroner very specifically said it was an intraorbital gunshot wound, which essentially means the suspect put the gun in his mouth and fired the gun. And In the end, the wound came out on the left side of my head.
