Police try to determine motive in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel

01/03/2025 10:56 AM

Matthew Livelsberger died in an apparent suicide after reportedly breaking up with wife six days before explosion

Police in the US were still probing the possible motivations and background of Matthew Livelsberger, the decorated special forces soldier who died in an apparent suicide and vehicle bombing of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day.

Authorities said that Livelsberger shot himself dead inside the Tesla seconds before the vehicle packed with fireworks, gas-filled tanks and camping fuel exploded outside the hotel lobby.