FBI says suspect in Cybertruck blast had no animosity in direction of Trump, had PTSD

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI mentioned on Friday that the suspected driver of the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Cybertruck that exploded exterior the Trump Worldwide Lodge in Las Vegas this week had no animosity in direction of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and certain had post-traumatic stress dysfunction.

The FBI reiterated there was no definitive hyperlink between a truck assault in New Orleans on New 12 months’s Day that killed over a dozen folks and the Cybertruck explosion later the identical day, which left seven folks with minor accidents.

Officers on Thursday recognized the individual discovered lifeless contained in the Cybertruck as Matthew Livelsberger, 37, an active-duty Military soldier from Colorado Springs, and mentioned he acted alone.

“The topic held no animosity in direction of the president-elect,” an FBI official advised reporters in a press briefing on Friday.

“Investigative steps have found and data of the Military signifies that he seemingly suffered from PTSD, and we’re additionally conscious that there have been potential different household points or private grievances in his personal life which will have been contributing elements,” the FBI official mentioned.

He added that it gave the impression to be a “tragic case of suicide.”

Livelsberger killed himself with a gunshot to the mouth, police mentioned on Thursday.

The Trump Worldwide Lodge in Las Vegas is a part of the Trump Group, the corporate of the president-elect, who will return to the White Home on Jan. 20. His son Eric Trump, an government with the Trump Group, praised officers for his or her fast motion following the explosion.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was a key backer of Trump in his 2024 presidential marketing campaign and can be an adviser to the incoming president.