Several senior law enforcement officials told News 5 Colorado Springs that the driver of a Tesla Cybertruck that was detonated outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel has been identified.
According to the unnamed law enforcement sources, the driver has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger. The report comes as the FBI is reportedly raiding an address in Colorado Springs, where Livelsberger had several addresses associated with his name.
The building in question has been described as a townhouse complex in the city’s Stetson Hills section. Several armored vehicles and heavily armed agents have been observed outside the building, while residents have been urged to stay away from the area. Law enforcement officials do not believe there is any threat to the Colorado Springs community as of this report.
During a news conference on Wednesday evening, Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that the Cybertruck was rented in Colorado. The vehicle was then driven to Las Vegas, where it arrived shortly before 7:30 a.m. local time.
McMahill confirmed that the driver of the Cybertruck was killed in the explosion, while seven additional bystanders were injured.
Images of the vehicle’s trunk revealed that the explosive