Cybertruck ‘bomber’ named as Army vet Matthew Livelsberger, 37, who ‘served at same base as N.Orleans terrorist’
THE alleged Tesla Cybertruck bomber has been identified as US Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger.
Livelsberger, 37, reportedly served at the same army base as the New Orleans terror suspect who killed 15 in a horror massacre on the same day.
The terrifying blast outside one of Donald Trump’s hotels killed Livelsberger and injured several others on New Year’s Day.
Cops are still probing the deadly explosion to see if it was an “act of terror”.
Shocking footage caught the moment the car erupted outside the glass entrance of the Trump International Hotel just before 9am on Wednesday.
Loud bangs can be heard throughout the short video as black smokes fill the Nevada air.
An ambulance and multiple cop cars rushed to the hotel, located just off the main world-famous Las Vegas Strip.
The Cybertruck was ripped apart with its metal paneling flying across the street with up to seven people injured.
Livelsberger, from Colorado, has since been named as the driver of the rented Tesla, law enforcement sources told the New York Post.
Cops reportedly swarmed one of his home addresses in Colorado Springs late on Wednesday to search the property, KTNV reported.
The truck was also thoroughly checked after the flames were extinguished with cops discovering fireworks, gas tanks, and camping fuel.
These were all connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver, CNN reports.
Tesla chief Elon Musk soon commented on the incident as he took to X to confirm the blast wasn’t caused by the Cybertruck itself but instead due to “very large fireworks and/or a bomb”.
The billionaire tech mogul added his team has “never seen anything like this” happen to a Tesla.
New Orleans massacre
The US faced two terrifying attacks on the same day as 15 people were also killed in Louisiana after a man ploughed into revellers before opening fire.
Suspected truck driver Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar sped down Bourbon Street before ramming into several people.
He was wearing full body armour and armed with an assault rifle when he allegedly pulled off the brazen attack.
Cops soon gunned him down as details quickly came out about his potential motive.
Jabbar – also an army vet – is said to have filmed several short clips while driving around late at night where he allegedly spoke about joining ISIS and killing his family.
Authorities say the videos were made by a person travelling from Texas to Louisiana but are yet to confirm if Jabbar is the person talking.
But he did own a property registered in Sugar Land, Texas, details have since revealed.
The recordings make reference to a recent divorce and a plan to gather his family together for a fake celebration so he could kill them, CNN reports.
The suspect is also said to have talked about how he joined ISIS, and spoke of his dreams to join the terror group.
President Joe Biden revealed in an address to the nation that the killer was “inspired by ISIS” and had a desire to kill.
Jabbar had only converted to Islam within the last year and was “being all crazy”, the New York Times reports.
He also had two daughters who have been left a “mess” after the attack.
The social media videos are now being reviewed by cops who are still trying to piece together the deadly New Year’s Day massacre.
Police still believe the suspect was not solely responsible and have asked the public to come forward if they interacted with Jabbar recently.
Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge, said: “We’re aggressively running down every lead, including those of his known associates.”
Pipe bombs were found inside the car and concealed within coolers and were wired for remote detonation, a state police intelligence bulletin obtained by AP said.
Two other bombs were found in the French Quarter with one a pipe bomb with nails and plastic explosives hidden inside an ice chest, NOLA.com reports.
The remote that controlled two of the weapons had also been found inside the suspect’s tract along with two mason jars with explosives.
The FBI said the 3am attack is being investigated as an “act of terrorism” and they are investigating Jabbar’s “associations and affiliations”.
Who was Shamsud Din Jabbar?
THE man police suspect drove his car into a crowd of New Year's Eve revellers in New Orleans was 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar.
He is believed to have killed 15 people in what authorities are investigating as a terrorist attack before cops shot him dead.
More details are emerging about the US Army veteran who was born and lived in Texas.
Jabbar had a criminal history after being arrested in Katy, Texas, in 2002 for misdemeanor theft.
He was also arrested in 2005 for driving without an invalid license.
Documents viewed by The U.S. Sun confirmed Jabbar held a real estate license from 2019 until it expired in February 2021.
In a YouTube video uploaded on May 12, 2020, Jabbar introduced himself as a Team Lead for the Midas Group and Property Manager at Blue Meadow Properties.
He shared that he was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, but was living in Houston at the time of the video.
During his 10-year stint in the Army, Jabbar said he served as a human resources specialist and IT specialist from 2007 to 2015.
He was deployed to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010.
Between 2015 and 2020 he served in the Army Reserve as an IT specialist, the Army said.
Jabbar is a dad to two daughters and had two previous wives.
It’s unclear when his second divorce happened, but court files show that a restraining order was granted against him in 2020.
The New York Times reported a court document that the suspect filed in August 2022 as part of a divorce proceeding said he worked at the accounting firm Deloitte and made about $120,000 a year.
A ISIS flag was found in the truck by cops following the attack after it had been attached to a pole on the truck’s trailer hitch, the FBI said.
Jabbar had only converted to Islam within the last year and was “being all crazy” the new husband of his ex-wife said, the New York Times reports.