Authorities probe possible military link between suspects in New Orleans attack and Trump Tower Cybertruck blast

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

Jan. 2, 2025, 5:40 AM EST


Authorities are investigating a possible military connection between the New Orleans car-ramming suspect and the person who died after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside Las Vegas’ Trump International Hotel on New Year’s Day, two law enforcement sources familiar with the cases told NBC News.

The potential link was just one thread being pulled by officials Thursday, who were also searching a site in Texas a day after a man drove a pick-up truck flying an ISIS flag into New Orleans’ busy Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 15 people and injuring at least 30 others.

The FBI is investigating it as a terrorist act. Authorities are still looking into “people of interest,” New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told NBC News’ “TODAY” show Thursday.

Hours after the New Orleans attack, the Las Vegas explosion triggered heightened security around Trump towers in New York and Chicago. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office later this month.President Joe Biden said Wednesday that “law enforcement and the intelligence community” were investigating “whether there’s any possible connection” between the incidents.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-orleans-attack-trump-tower-cybertruck-suspects-military-link-rcna185960

[John1956PA]

1. The article mistakenly states that both vehicles . . .

. . . were rented from the same company. That is not true. The vehicles were rented through a website which proffers listings of vehicles available to rent from a plethora of owners. The individual who owned the F-150 which was used in the New Orleans attack has gone on the record stating that he is mortified that it was his truck which the attacker used to cause the horrendous loss of life and human injury.

[IronLionZion]

5. Turo is like AirBNB or eBay. It's normal people posting their own vehicles

Turo doesn't own the vehicles, just the platform for people to find each other.

[Mustellus]

2. Isn't it convenient for Elmo Musk....

.. that his cybertruck blew up cause of terris stuff, and not a defective battery pack?

While this article is from NBC, it is exactly the kind of lying, unfounded, unsourced bulls**t that the media will excrete to help Trump

[Mustellus]

4. of course.....

other news media are now reporting the truck was full of fireworks... Were they military fireworks?

[Polybius]

9. Tesla's (and EV's in general) don't just blow up because of defective battery packs

There have been some that caught fire, but an EV is no more likely to catch fire than an ICE vehicle.

[yardwork]

3. One obvious connection is that they were both in the military.

That alone is a very worrisome fact.

[Hugin]

7. They were also both on social media, male, and in their late 30's...

Pretty average, so far. I guess that’s what should be the most troubling is how median they were.

I saw it reported that the Mumpswagon driver was seen trying to get out of the vehicle, but was unable to because of the electrically operated latches.

[Polybius]

10. I thought the pickup killer was older, I didn't know he was in his 30's still

[IronLionZion]

11. They don't make terrorists like they used to

there was a talking head on NBC News saying how neither of these guys would have been caught with traditional profiling of how people think terrorists would look like. Neither have connections to foreign countries or foreign groups or anything obvious like that. Both are all American.

These types of attacks are way harder to stop than 9/11 type attacks now.

[IronLionZion]

6. I would think twice about listing a vehicle on these platforms

kind of like the AirBNB/VRBO type homeowners who find out their homes were used for filming porn or whatever.

[Hugin]

12. Ewww...

Oh, look! There's Grammy's urn in the background of "Tammy Does Topeka"!

* makes note to burn the couch *

[IronLionZion]

13. Might have to travel to Topeka and find Tammy, for research purposes.

Apparently the New Orleans fellow burned down the AirBNB home he rented, maybe to get rid of evidence.

There are a lot of things wrong with people.

[Hugin]

14. It's why we can't have anything nice. n/t

[riversedge]

15. I suspose it is tax money going out for extra security for Trump....

either US or Nevada tax money.
In some ways I think it is necessary --He is the president elect after all [as much as that is nauseating to me[!!


...........Hours after the New Orleans attack, the Las Vegas explosion triggered heightened security around Trump towers in New York and Chicago. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office later this month.President Joe Biden said Wednesday that “law enforcement and the intelligence community” were investigating “whether there’s any possible connection” between the incidents.