Las Vegas police looking for links between Cybertruck blast and New Orleans attack

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.


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