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The driver who caused a Tesla Cybertruck to explode in front of the car Trump International Hotel Las Vegas On New Year’s Day, he did not exhibit any “concerning behavior” at the time he was granted personal leave from his duty station in Germany, a U.S. Army spokesman said.
“Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger had access to the POTFF and utilized it [Preservation of the Force and Family] Program; “He did not demonstrate any concerning behavior at this time and was granted personal leave,” Brigadier General Amanda Azubuike, public affairs chief, said in a statement to Fox News. “All relevant documents were submitted to the FBI as head of the investigation agency.
The latest information that the 37-year-old Army Green Beret did not engage in “concerning behavior” came after the FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced that Livelsberger likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder suffered.
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Matthew Livelsberger poses in an undated photo. (Fox News)
In a press conference Friday afternoon, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill discussed Livelsberger’s struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and his possible motive for the New Year’s Day attack.
“Although this incident is more public and sensational than usual, it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a decorated war veteran struggles with PTSD and other issues,” McMahill said.
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“Honestly, this is why we started our wellness office here at Metro, caring for the heart, mind, body and soul of the people out there doing this work because they are exposed to things like they see. “They hear things, they feel things and they smell things that most normal people don’t have to do,” McMahill said.
“And the heroes who serve in the military and on the front lines of America’s law enforcement are being challenged in this way,” he said. “And so I think we really need to pay attention to these individuals, pay attention to what.” mental health looks like in America.”
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Alan Livelsberger (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Police officials also released parts of Livelsberger’s “manifesto” on Friday.
“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call,” Livelsberger wrote, according to notes he shared Las Vegas Police. “Americans only care about spectacle and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt involving fireworks and explosives?”
“Why did I do it personally now? “I had to cleanse my mind of the brothers I lost and free myself from the burden of the lives I took,” he wrote.
“We are the United States of America, the best country people that ever existed! But right now we are terminally ill and on the way to collapse.”
On New Year’s Day, the Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of the entrance to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
LVMPD Sheriff’s Deputy Dori Koren said Livelsberger died from a self-inflicted gunshot. He noticed the suspect put a gun in his mouth and fired.
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“We also know, as the sheriff mentioned yesterday, that the suspect suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Koren said. “The coroner was very clear that it was a gunshot wound to the eye socket, which essentially means the suspect put the gun in his mouth and fired it. And ultimately the wound came out on the left side of his head.”
