Two new videos have been released in connection with Wednesday’s Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Worldwide Resort in Las Vegas as investigators try to piece together what caused an active-duty US Army soldier to commit suicide and then blow up the electric van.
The first video shows the Tesla Cybertruck slowly leaving the resort’s valet area earlier in the morning, while the second video is taken from inside the resort and shows the truck exploding, sending flames and fireworks into the air.
Investigators believe Matthew Livelsberger, 37, shot himself in the head before flying the futuristic-looking truck outside the iconic resort, sending flames, fireworks and shrapnel just steps from the resort’s glass doors.
The Tesla Cybertruck involved in the explosion outside the Trump Resort in Las Vegas is being inspected by investigators. (Las Vegas Police Department via AP)
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Livelsberger was the only fatality, although seven bystanders reported suffering minor injuries. A motive has not yet been established. The cause of death was suicide by gunshot, according to the Clark County coroner.
The first video is surveillance video and shows who police say is Livelsberger slowly driving the rented Cybertruck out of the resort’s valet area. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill says Livelsberger then visited several locations along the Las Vegas Strip, including the parking lot of a business near the Flamingo Resort.
In another clip, the truck stops at the light on Sands Avenue and then Livelsberger turns right onto Trump Worldwide, where it finally stops in front of the main gates, and 17 seconds later the truck catches fire.
Authorities say the truck contained containers of gasoline and camping fuel, as well as large fireworks mortars. The explosion occurred just steps from the resort’s glass doors, which were not damaged.
WATCH: Footage shows Cybertruck exploding outside Trump Worldwide Resort
The second video, taken by a witness in the resort lobby, shows the truck on fire after the initial explosion. An alarm sounds inside the resort and emergency lights flash.
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Two explosions can be heard, followed by the sound of fireworks and then another explosion as the top of the truck is still on fire. The incident took place around 8:40 am local time.
Among the charred items found inside the truck were a gun at Livelsberger’s feet, another firearm, several fireworks, a passport, a military ID, credit cards, an iPhone and a smart watch, McMahill said. Authorities said both guns had been purchased legally.
Livelsberger was a US Army special operations soldier who had several addresses associated with him and was on leave in Germany, where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group.
Matthew Livelsberger rented a Tesla Cybertruck in Denver, Colorado, which exploded outside the Trump Worldwide Resort in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. (Alcides Antunes/via Reuters, left and Fox Information, right).
Kenny Cooper, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the level of sophistication is not what officials would expect from an individual with this type of military experience.
Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans added that investigators were looking for possible terrorist links to Livelsberger, but had found none as of Thursday afternoon.
“The question of whether it is being investigated globally, absolutely, as I said, we are following investigative leads around the world,” he told reporters. “We are not aware of any information at this time that connects this individual with any terrorist organization in the world, but that is obviously the objective of the investigation… ruling out that there is any type of link with terrorism.”
An Army spokesperson told Fox Information that Livelsberger had begun active duty in the Army in January 2006 and achieved the rank of master sergeant.
The Cybertruck on the Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Press Conference)
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Livelsberger spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina that houses the Army Special Forces Command.
Livelsberger joined the National Guard from March 2011 to July 2012, followed by the Army Reserve from July 2012 to December 2012. The US Army Special Operations Command confirmed that Livelsberger was on approved leave at the time of his death.
Mitch Picasso and Michael Ruiz of Fox Information, as well as The Related Press contributed to this report.
