A note found on a phone inside the Cybertruck of Matthew Livelsberger, a decorated US-born soldier, revealed that he detonated an explosion in Las Vegas on Wednesday, stating emphatically that his actions “were not a terrorist attack.”
“It was a wake-up call,” Livelsberger, 37, reportedly wrote, according to KLAS.
Authorities discovered two phones in the rented Cybertruck, managing to access one, which contained two notes, KNTV reported.
In a letter addressed to “Fellow Servicemembers, Veterans, and all Americans,” Livelsberger condemned “weak and feckless leadership” and urged “military and vets (to) move on DC starting now.”
He called for the occupation of roads and federal buildings, suggesting they should lock down highways “until the purge is complete.”
“Try peaceful means first, but be prepared to fight to remove the Democrats from the federal government and military by any means necessary,” he wrote. “They all must go, and a hard reset must occur for our country to avoid collapse.”
The second letter emphasized a focus on “strength and winning.”
“Masculinity is good; men must be leaders,” he asserted. “Strength is a deterrent, and fear is the product.”
Livelsberger also criticized income inequality, the high cost of living, diversity, and the “embarrassing and disgusting” number of homeless individuals.
“Consider this last sunset of ’24 and my actions as the end of our sickness and a new chapter of health for our people,” he wrote. “Rally around Trump, Musk, Kennedy, and ride this wave to the highest hegemony for all Americans! We are second to none.”
Tragically, Livelsberger took his own life with a gunshot to the head before his rented truck exploded. He was the only fatality in the incident, while seven others sustained minor injuries. He indicated in one of his letters that he chose the explosion because “Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence.”
Investigators concluded that Livelsberger acted alone, finding no connection to the earlier truck attack in New Orleans. In that incident, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a US-born military veteran, killed 14 people and injured 35 more after ramming into them on a crowded Bourbon Street with his rental truck. Jabbar was subsequently killed in a shootout with police, having previously posted videos pledging allegiance to the Islamic State as he traveled from Texas to New Orleans.
FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans stated that the two individuals did not serve in the same unit, and there is no evidence they ever communicated.
“It’s evident that [Livelsberger] considered, planned, and thoughtfully prepared for this act alone,” FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans remarked.
Evans also indicated that it appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a highly decorated combat veteran suffering from PTSD and other issues.
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[Featured image: Surveillance image of Matthew Livelsberger/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department]
