“It was not a terrorist attack, it was a warning signal. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to convey my thoughts than a show with fireworks and explosives,” he wrote Matthew Livelsberger in one of the letters quoted by the AP agency.
Explosion in Las Vegas outside Trump's hotel. The perpetrator was a soldier
A 37-year-old Green Beret soldier from Colorado Springs, Colorado, in… notes on your mobile phonehe also confessed that he needed to “clear his mind of the brothers he lost and free himself from the burden of the lives he took.”
“Green Berets” of the US Army are highly trained special forces specializing in guerrilla warfare and unconventional combat tactics. Livelsberger was promoted and was sent to twice Afghanistan. He also served in Ukrainew Tajikistan, Georgia i Kongo. He was awarded five Bronze Stars, the Infantry Badge and the Medal of Bravery.
The explosion outside the hotel caused minor injuries to seven people but virtually no damage to the building, AP reported. According to the authorities, Livelsberger he acted alone.
Explosion outside Trump's hotel. Investigators have the perpetrator's lists
Soldier's letters included, among others: complaints about politics, social problems, and national and international problems, including the war in Ukraine. In one he stated that the US was “mortally sick and heading for collapse.”
AP emphasizes that engineers Tesla helped investigators extract data from the Cybertruck.
– We still have a huge amount of data to review. There are thousands if not millions of videos, photos, documents, storiesthat need to be analyzed, explained Las Vegas sheriff's deputy Dori Koren.
In the opinion of Livelsberger law enforcement officers he had no evil intentions towards the president-elect Donald Trump. In one memo, he said the country must “unite” around Trump and Tesla's CEO Elon Musk.
USA. Explosion in Las Vegas. The attacker confided in him about his problems
– Although this incident is more sensational than usual, it seems to be the case tragic accident suicide of a highly decorated combat veteran who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems, said Spencer Evans, special agent in charge FBI.
Livelsberger he confided Ali Arritt, his former girlfriend who served as an army nurse, that he was in significant pain and exhaustion, which she attributed to a brain injury.
Among the charred items found in the car were a handgun, other firearms, fireworks, a passport, a military ID, credit cards, an iPhone and a smartwatch. Authorities determined that the weapon was acquired legally.