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**Cybertruck Explosion Outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas**

On January 1, 2025, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded into flames outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, resulting in one death and seven minor injuries. The incident has been investigated as a possible terror attack.

**Driver Identification and Background**
The driver who died in the explosion was identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a 37-year-old active-duty U.S. Army servicemember from Colorado Springs, Colorado[2][4]. He was reportedly an active-duty Army member serving in Germany at the time of the incident but was on leave in Colorado[2][4].

**Investigation and Circumstances**
The explosion occurred at approximately 8:40 a.m. local time when the Cybertruck, which was rented through the car-sharing company Turo, pulled up to the hotel entrance and caught fire due to very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in its bed[2][5]. The investigation revealed that Livelsberger had filled the truck’s bed with fireworks and gas canisters, leading officials to investigate the blast as possible terrorism[2][5].

**Connections to New Orleans Attack**
Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the driver involved in the New Orleans attack that killed at least 15 people, both rented their vehicles through Turo and allegedly served at Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina[2][4]. However, there is no confirmed overlap in their assignments there.

**Elon Musk’s Statement**
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself. He stated that all vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion[5].

**Law Enforcement Response**
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County Fire Department officials are investigating the incident. Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department noted that investigators are aware of the New Orleans attack and are taking all necessary precautions to ensure public safety[5].

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