Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in the head just before the explosion at the Trump Las Vegas hotel, police said Thursday.
Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters Thursday that Livelsberger, 37, was found inside the vehicle with a “self-inflicted gunshot wound” to the head.
McMahill added that a handgun was found at the feet of Livelsberger, whose body was so badly burned, it was unrecognizable.
It was unclear what weapon Livelsberger allegedly used to kill himself, but police said they found a Desert Eagle .50 caliber semi-automatic handgun in the car, along with other semi-automatic weapons that were also charred.
Despite the damage to the body, police found Livelsberger’s Military ID, passport, phone and smartwatch inside the burnt vehicle.
Police were also able to find two distinct tattoos on the charred remains that match Livelsberger’s known body ink, with the FBI agreeing with the assessment that the Green Beret was the suspect.
Officials remain on the hunt for a motive, with Spencer Evans, the FBI special agent in charge, vowing that the agency would pursue all the tips coming in on Livelsberger.
Evans added that the FBI was looking into the possibility that the attack was politically motivated given that it occurred at a hotel owned by president-elect Donald Trump and with a vehicle from Trump-ally Elon Musk.
“It’s not lost on us that it happened in front of the Trump building and a Tesla vehicle was used,” Evans said.
So far, law enforcement does not believe Livelsberger had any help carrying out the explosion, with surveillance cameras tracking him all alone on his trip from Colorado Springs to Las Vegas.
Tesla charging stations pinged Livelsberger traveling south and then west through at least eight other recharging hubs as he headed to Vegas.
He was seen alone at the stations, with no one else ever coming in or out the Cybertruck, which Livelsberger rented on the Turo app by himself, police said.
McMahill said Livelsberger did not seem to have any criminal record on file in Las Vegas, but noted that police are investigating one possible incident involving the suspect that occurred years ago.
