Newly released military documents about the New Year's Day attackers, Matthew Libersberger and Shamsuddin Jabar, show they worked together while stationed at Fort Bragg and deployed to Afghanistan. There wasn't.
On New Year's Day, Mr. Libersberger and Mr. Jabbar carried out attacks in two major American cities.
Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, plowed a rented pickup truck with an ISIS flag attached to its trailer hitch into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early morning hours, killing and injuring more than a dozen people. Dozens more. Later that morning, Libersberger detonated his Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
Investigators said early in the investigation that both men served in the Army and were stationed at Fort Bragg, a military base in North Carolina now known as Fort Liberty. The two incidents are related, as they were deployed to Afghanistan at the same time, leading some to speculate that the two may have collaborated.
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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 Army veteran Matthew Libersberger (right). Libersberger's attack came within hours of Shamsud Din Jabbar (left) driving his pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans. (Fox News)
But on Sunday, Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Ruth Castro said Mr. Libersberger and Mr. Jabbar did not serve together, despite their overlap.
The Army also tasked Libersberger and Jabbar with showing where they were stationed and what role they played.
During his active duty years, Jabbar worked as a human resources specialist and was stationed at Fort Richardson, Arkansas from January 2008 to September 2010. During that time, he was also deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010.
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Shamsud Din Jabbar is seen in a photo obtained from social media at Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Louisiana, in November 2013. (1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, via Facebook, via Reuters)
From February 2008 to October 2010, Libersberger was stationed with the 10th Special Forces Group in Germany. From May to December 2009 and June to September 2010, Libersberger was deployed to Afghanistan.
Both men were deployed to Afghanistan at the same time, and the Army said they were among the 100,000 U.S. military personnel deployed to Afghanistan.
Jabbar was stationed with the 182nd Provisional Infantry Regiment at Fort Bragg from June 2011 to January 2015, and Libersberger was stationed with the Student Support Battalion from December 2012 to October 2013.
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Matthew Livelesberger poses in an undated photo. (Fox News)
In 2012, both armies were stationed at Fort Bragg, as were 50,000 other U.S. military personnel, according to the Army.
The FBI announced last week that it had found no possible terrorist ties to Mr. Libersberger.
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Las Vegas Metro Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill spoke about Libersberger's struggle with PTSD and a possible motive for the New Year's attack.
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A Cybertruck caught in a fire (left) and an investigator investigating the damage (right). (Alcides Antunes/via Reuters | Las Vegas Police Department, via AP)
“While this incident 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.”
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?”
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Meanwhile, authorities said the New Orleans attack was clearly inspired by terrorism. Authorities said Jabbar, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS, killed 14 people and injured dozens more before he opened fire on responding officers. They fought back and killed him.
Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
