A man who died in a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the explosion, authorities said Thursday.

Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference Thursday that the suspect who died inside the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday morning, Matthew Alan Libersberger, had a gunshot wound to the head and a handgun near his feet. He said there was. Police have not specifically confirmed that Riversberger was the person killed in the incident.

“As I have said, his body was charred beyond recognition, and I [still do] “We’re not 100% sure that was the person in our vehicle,” McMahill said. “And until we get confirmation through DNA or medical records that this is actually the person in that vehicle, the person of interest or person, as I now call it. I’m not coming back. Further complicating this person’s identification is the fact that the coroner’s office also determined that this person had a gunshot wound to the head before the vehicle exploded. One of the guns was found at the foot of the car.

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Authorities said at a news conference that they believe the gunshot wound was self-inflicted. Surveillance camera footage showed the vehicle entering the valet area of ​​the Trump International Hotel and exploding within 17 seconds of arriving, McMahill said. (Related: ‘Fire broke out’: Corporate media didn’t want to admit that Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel)

Video released Wednesday showed the vehicle exploding around 8:40 a.m. PT, with debris spreading across the area. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), Clark County Fire Department, and Las Vegas Fire Rescue arrived on the scene within minutes.

Authorities found a fireworks mortar and camping fuel canisters inside the vehicle, and investigators believe the incident was a criminal or terrorist attack. McMahill said at a news conference that police are unsure of the motive for the attack at this time.

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