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Wicked Blue

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Thu Jan 2, 2025, 01:58 PM Jan 2025

Cybertruck Blast Suspect Revealed to Be Active-Duty Green Beret Soldier [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

The suspect in the New Year’s Day Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas was an active-duty highly trained Special Operations soldier, according to multiple reports.

The driver who rented the Tesla has been named as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

He was said to be married to a social worker and on leave from duty in Germany at the time of the attack. His wife had not heard from him for several days, reported CBS News.

As the FBI and police investigators try to piece together the 8:40 a.m. Wednesday attack that left the driver dead and seven people injured outside the Trump International Hotel, CNN’s John Miller said the man who rented the Cybertruck had 19 years plus of military service and was in Special Forces command.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/cybertruck-blast-suspect-revealed-to-be-active-duty-green-beret-soldier/

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If he is highly trained and experienced, why is he dead at the crime scene? Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #1
It is not yet confirmed the body was his--unrecognizable as to gender or any other feature. He rented hlthe2b Jan 2025 #3
Right. Crime scene does not fit the person of interest profile. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #12
Or the maybe the crime doesn't match the supposed motive. Iggo Jan 2025 #31
We don't know what type of crime it is, or the motive. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #32
He's not necessarily dead. From the article... thesquanderer Jan 2025 #4
Yet another puzzle to this mystery wolfie001 Jan 2025 #18
Yes we have to wait for the DNA testing to come back for a positive ID. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #35
Gullible fool. Shill. taxi Jan 2025 #7
He was highly trained and experienced, would he know how trigger mechanisms work? Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #13
Another Trump ear shooter person? Scape goat? LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #17
That's why I've been leaning towards it not being an accident Mike 03 Jan 2025 #8
Could he have been set up in some way? By someone else? Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #11
According to some reports the guy was married Wicked Blue Jan 2025 #16
Combination gas canisters and fireworks is not an accident. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #20
Maybe Timmie McVeigh disease? wolfie001 Jan 2025 #15
Yep, good question Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #34
After Congress Traildogbob Jan 2025 #2
'Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base' sop Jan 2025 #5
Not really -- Ft. Liberty aka Ft Bragg is huge obamanut2012 Jan 2025 #9
Interesting Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2025 #23
Another Fox viewer I would guess randr Jan 2025 #6
"19 years plus of military service and was in Special Forces command." speak easy Jan 2025 #10
I agree. This is very strange. brer cat Jan 2025 #14
Maybe he was upset by Elon's support of the German far right. sinkingfeeling Jan 2025 #19
To me it seems like suicide after marital infidelity discovered. Wanted to be noticed, but politics unknown just yet Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #21
I wondering if it was suicide by political activism. intheflow Jan 2025 #22
He shot himself in the head LeftInTX Jan 2025 #24
Watching the video, it looked to me like there was a small blast intrepidity Jan 2025 #27
But why an Elon musk produced cybertruck Beachnutt Jan 2025 #25
If these suspects keep dying we'll never find out if Turbineguy Jan 2025 #26
Has anyone looked at his social media? kimbutgar Jan 2025 #28
Matthew Alan Livelsberger LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #29
Are Green Berets taught to PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #30
I don't know about now JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #33
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