OAN Staff Gabriella Sable
3:05pm – Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
The suspect, who wore a gun and a Molotov cocktail, launched an attack on multiple Tesla vehicles at the Tesla Cruising Center in Las Vegas.
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According to Las Vegas investigators, three shots were fired, multiple cars were fired, and the word “resistance” was spray painted red on the facility door.
The attack occurred at 2:45am local time in the 6000 block of West Badura Avenue.
This is the latest attack on the Tesla company, and is being committed by those committed by those who were furious at Elon Musk's involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The division was created by President Donald Trump to remove federal waste, fraud and abuse.
Meanwhile, Deputy Sheriff Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Police Department said at a press conference that investigators in his department believe this is an isolated attack.
“We believe we are in quarantine at this point, and we don't think there is any further threat to the public,” Koren said. “However, as a precaution for many of these types of incidents, we have increased the presence of police, particularly in Tesla locations and Tesla-related locations in the valley.”
Koren also emphasized that law enforcement is dedicated to key resources to identify and arrest the person responsible.
“We have enacted a key case protocol, which brings together a huge amount of resources to conduct 24/7 investigations and bring accountability to the head as quickly as possible,” Dolly said.
Tesla CEO Musk responded to the attack in his post x – The company says it's not doing anything wrong and is not worthy of these attacks.
“This level of violence is insane and deeply wrong. Tesla only made electric cars and did nothing worthy of these evil attacks,” Musk said.
National security expert Claire Lopez continued this sentiment, arguing that such criminal conduct should not be tolerated.
“Arson, property destruction and vandalism are crimes and the perpetrator must be arrested and charged,” Lopez said. One American Newsin a statement.
“It doesn't matter what your opinion is about Elon Musk, Doge or electric vehicles,” continued Lopez. “Criminal attacks against Tesla dealers and vandalism of Tesla vehicles are unacceptable. Law and order must be enforced.”
Authorities are urging anyone with information about the attack to move forward as the investigation continues.
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