Matthew Libersberger, the decorated special forces officer responsible for this week's shocking Las Vegas Cybertruck bombing, had recently sought treatment for depression before he committed suicide. His ex-girlfriend revealed he suffered a “concussion” during the fight and knew he needed “extra help”.
Although he was proud of his almost 20 years in the military, the 37-year-old was plagued by feelings of guilt over performing his duties and had trouble sleeping, concentrating and maintaining relationships, an Army nurse said. said Alicia Allitt, 39. washington post Friday is my ex-boyfriend who I dated on and off from 2018 to 2021.
“I think the shame and stigma of his playing days was even harder on him,” she explained. “He wanted more help.”
Mr. Libersberger “likely suffered” from PTSD and “family issues,” the FBI said Friday, based on notes found on his charred cell phone recovered from his Tesla Cybertruck. It became clear that he “needed to think about the brothers he had lost, to purify his heart, and to feel safe.” I myself was relieved of the burden of the life I had taken. ”
The Green Berets participated in three mental health counseling sessions between August and December. USA Today reportedsaid a federal official who was briefed on the New Year's Day incident at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas but was not authorized to speak publicly.
Officials said it was unclear whether Libersberger was considered a suicidal or violent risk.
Allitt, who treated brain-injured veterans at Maryland's Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, met Libersberger on Tinder in 2018 and soon began texting him about his military career. he told the Washington Post.
When she asked him if he was hurt, he replied, “Just a little concussion,” she told the outlet. She added that he underwent surgery on his lower back after suffering it while jumping out of a plane as a special forces soldier.
Mr. Rivalsberger left his Colorado home on Dec. 26 after his wife, with whom he shares a baby daughter, separated over allegations of cheating, two sources previously told the Post.
He rented a Tesla Cybertruck using the Turo app before heading to Las Vegas. The electric car was loaded with explosives and fireworks and exploded shortly after he was shot in the head.
Several people in the valet area of the hotel were injured in the explosion.
Las Vegas police too Published video Libersberger charges his Cybertruck in Sin City on Friday.
Video footage, which appears to have been shot with multiple cameras in a rented Cybertruck, shows Libersberger wearing a headlamp at a Tesla charging station.
The soldier was on leave from a base in Germany and appeared calm as he moved around the car, cleaning dirt from the bumper hours before the explosion.
In the video, Libersberger wears a T-shirt with the logo of fireworks manufacturer Black Cat.
En route from Colorado to Las Vegas, Libersberger contacted Allitt and bragged about his future rental property, saying he was “feeling like Batman.”
Allitt also said the two developed a “bond” over a Tesla they rescued from a junkyard in 2019.
In an email posted on Friday's “Sean Ryan Podcast,” Libersberger said federal authorities are working with China on the development and deployment of the mysterious drone that caused hysteria across the New York metropolitan area last month. He claimed to be cooperating.
Ryan, a former US Navy SEAL, said on his show that these devices are “the most dangerous threat to national security.”
Authorities are still working to determine the origin and legitimacy of the emails.
Federal authorities have ruled there is no link between the Cybertruck bombing and ISIS terrorists in New Orleans. Like Libersberger, Shamsud-Din Jabbar trained at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and served in Afghanistan.
Jabbar mowed down 14 people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in the Big Easy and injured dozens more.
Jabbar, 42, also a former soldier, was shot dead by police after crashing into the truck he was also renting in Touro.
