Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters have been found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. or signup to continue reading Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said a person died inside the futuristic-looking truck on Wednesday and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries. By the late afternoon, authorities were still working to get the body out of the vehicle and start processing the evidence inside.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the explosion. Authorities are working to determine whether the person who rented the truck is the same person who died. "Our number one goal is to ensure that we have the proper identification of the subject involved in this incident," said Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI's Las Vegas office.
"Following that, our second objective is to determine whether this was an act of terrorism or not." Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said authorities knew who rented the truck with the Turo app in Colorado, but were not releasing the name until investigators determined if it was the same person who died. McMahill said video captured at Telsa charging stations provided by chief executive Elon Musk helped authorities track the vehicle's journey, arriving in Las Vegas about 7.
30am, then driving about an hour .
