Re: Las Vegas police looking for links between Cybertruck blast and New Orleans attack
41 - 21 <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Jan 2025 02:37:31 +0100
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In <[email protected]> Leroy N. Soetoro wrote: > > https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/police-investigating-vehicle-explosion- > trump-hotel-las-vegas/story?id=117252987 > > Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion on Wednesday > outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel in Nevada as a possible act of terror, > law enforcement officials said. > > Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department > told reporters that investigators were looking into any possible > connections to the deadly attack in New Orleans earlier Wednesday but had > not yet discovered any. > > The driver of the Cybertruck pulled into the valet area of the hotel and > the vehicle exploded, according to an official. The driver was killed and, > so far, is the only fatality from the incident. Seven bystanders had minor > injuries, authorities said. > > McMahill said the truck was in front of the hotel for 15 to 20 seconds > before it exploded. He said that it was rented in Colorado and license > plate readers caught it arriving in Las Vegas Wednesday morning. > > The sheriff said Tesla CEO Elon Musk helped the investigation by having > the truck unlocked after it auto-locked in the blast and giving > investigators video of the suspect at charging stations along its route > from Colorado to Las Vegas. > > Video played at the news conference showed a load of fireworks-style > mortars, gasoline cans and camping fuel canisters in the back of the > truck. > > Multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News that the Cybertruck that > exploded in Las Vegas was rented on Turo -- the same app sources said was > used to rent the pickup truck used in the deadly attack in New Orleans. > > ABC has reached out to Turo for comment but has gotten no response. > > As police continue to investigate, McMahill said police the explosion was > an “isolated incident” and that “there is no further threat to the > community. He also said police do not believe anyone was helping the Las > Vegas suspect. > > "We believe everything is safe now," McMahill said. > > The property is the subject of frequent threats and heightened security > given its connection to President-elect Donald Trump. > > Musk, a close ally of Trump, said on Wednesday afternoon that the "whole > Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now." > > "Will post more information as soon as we learn anything," Musk wrote on > X, which he also owns. "We’ve never seen anything like this." > > Musk later posted on X: "We have now confirmed that the explosion was > caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the > rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself." It's not known > if Musk's claim has been independently verified. > > An official briefed on the investigation told ABC News “this was not a > lithium battery” blast, as some have speculated online. There have been > instances in the past of battery compartments in Tesla vehicles > spontaneously catching fire. > > Trump's son Eric Trump, the executive vice president of the Trump > Organization, posted on social media about the incident. > > "Earlier today, a reported electric vehicle fire occurred in the porte > cochère of Trump Las Vegas," he wrote. "The safety and well-being of our > guests and staff remain our top priority. We extend our heartfelt > gratitude to the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for > their swift response and professionalism." > > The hotel also issued a statement on X suggesting the car involved was > electric. > > "Earlier today a reported electric vehicle fire occurred in the porte > cochère of Trump Las Vegas," the hotel wrote. "The safety & well-being of > our guests and staff remain our top priority. We extend our gratitude to > the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for their swift > response." > > President Joe Biden has been briefed on the fire and explosion near the > Trump International Hotel Las Vegas and has directed his team to offer any > federal assistance needed, the White House said. Figures. The driver is probably a queer from the pot-addled queer-embracing state of Colorado. Pot fucks up your brain, queers fuck up your ass.