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Las Vegas, New Orleans attacks not connected: police
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Local and federal authorities said back-to-back attacks in Las Vegas and in New Orleans were not connected.
In a press conference Friday afternoon, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill revealed why authorities aren’t considering the attacks connected.
“The simple answer to that is we don’t find anything to actually point us in that direction,” McMahill said. “There are those coincidences that we have spoken very openly about, but we have not found throughout this entire investigation anything that ties the two attacks directly together.”
Online speculation soared after it was revealed Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the New Orleans attack suspect, and the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck, Livelsberger, both spent time at the large military base formerly called Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
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The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas New Year’s Day was identified as active-duty U.S. Army soldier Matthew Livelsberger, right. Livelsberger’s attack took place within hours of Jabbar’s in New Orleans. (Fox News)
Local and federal enforcement also revealed that the U.S. Army Green Beret wrote it was “time to wake up” in notes penned before his death.
Police officials released sections of Livelsberger’s “manifesto,” and said they would release the full document later.
“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call” Livelsberger wrote, according to the cropped notes shared by Las Vegas police. “Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives?
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“Why did I personally do it now? I needed to cleanse my mind of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took,” he wrote.
“We are the United States of America, the best country people to ever exist! But right now we are terminally ill and headed towards collapse.”
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas New Year’s Day was identified as 37-year-old Matthew Alan Livelsberger (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Livelsberger likely had PTSD and ongoing family problems that contributed to his actions, sheriff’s officials said.
“Although this incident is more public and more sensational than usual, it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who is struggling with PTSD and other issues,” McMahill said.
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The Las Vegas chief said this is why authorities are prioritizing the mental health of law enforcement officials and veterans.
“Quite frankly, this is the reason why we started our wellness bureau here at Metro and taking care of the heart, mind, body and soul of the people that are out there doing this work, because they’re exposed to things, they see things, they hear things, they feel things and they smell things that most normal people don’t have to do,” McMahill said.
“And the heroes that are serving in the military and on the front lines of America’s policing are challenged that way,” he said. “And, so, I think we need to really pay attention to those individuals, pay attention to what mental health in America looks like.”
Livelsberger did not appear to dislike President-elect Trump, local and federal authorities said.
“There’s a variety of different reporting out there,” McMahill said. “Notable on what some of the people around him and what their particular political views were. I think when you read some of these documents, you’ll see that he actually calls it a stunt.
“In one of these documents that we’re going to release to you … he was trying to get the attention of the American people because he was upset about a number of different things.
“I’m not conclusively telling you anything about his political affiliations at this point, but I think there’s … more to come on that.”
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Police noted Livelsberger was considering other locations, pointing to excerpts from his manifesto.
“I think when you read through some of that, you might find that, you know, there were some other considerations as well for other locations,” McMahill said. “We can’t verify all of that at this point. And, so, that’s why I haven’t talked about that publicly.
“There was one, one location in Grand Canyon that was specifically talked about, but we haven’t been able to verify that.”
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day was identified as 37-year-old Matthew Alan Livelsberger. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Documentation that Matthew Alan Livelsberger was carrying at the time of the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas Jan. 1, 2025. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said Livelsberger died from a self-inflicted gunshot. He noted that the suspect placed gun in his mouth and discharged it
“We know also, as mentioned by the sheriff yesterday, there was a self-inflicted gunshot wound by the suspect,” Koren said. “The coroner was very specific in saying it was an intro orbital gunshot wound, which essentially means that the suspect put the firearm in his mouth and discharged the gun. And, ultimately, the wound came out the left side of his head.”
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a hat trick and added an assist in his return from a sprained ankle, Joel Hofer made 23 saves and the St. Louis Blues came off the Olympic break to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.
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Jordan Kyrou and Holloway — activated from injured reserve before the game — scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.
Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak.
Holloway completed St. Louis’ first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season.
Kaapo Kakko tied it at 1 for Seattle in the first period, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots. The Kraken were coming off a 4-1 loss in Dallas on Wednesday night.
Kyrou made it 2-1 at 1:12 of the second off a feed from Pavel Buchnevich on a break. Holloway poked the puck past Grubauer off a scramble at 1:35. Suter scored at 1:56 of the third.
St. Louis’ Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.
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The top teams in the West Coast Conference are jockeying for position in the standings as the regular season draws to a close, and the Oregon State women took care of business Thursday night, blowing out the San Diego Toreros 83-49 to move to 21-9 on the season, and 13-4 in conference play.
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The Toreros have been a basement dweller in the conference for the last few seasons, so this result isn’t surprising, though it’s magnitude is a bit eye-raising. The Beavers wasted no time putting San Diego into a hole, opening the first quarter on an 8-0 run that Tiara Bolden and Kennedie Shuler getting involved early. Oregon State held a 14 point, 26-12 lead after one.
The second quarter wasn’t as lopsided, but San Diego wasn’t able to make much headway into the Beaver lead. Six points from Olivia Owens kept San Diego within shooting distance, but defensive pressure from Kennedie Shuler and strong rebounding from Lizzy Williamson kept the Toreros under control. Oregon State ended the first half up by 13, 40-27.
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Oregon State tightened their grip in the third. While Olivia Owens and Kylie Ray managed to give the Toreros some hope early in the quarter, Oregon State went on a run late in the period to get their lead to 21 at the highest. San Diego finally snapped the Beaver hot streak, but a three from Kennedie Shuler ended the quarter in a 61-43, 18 point Beaver lead.
The bottom seemed to fall out of San Diego in the fourth, with the Toreros only putting six points on the board. Tiara Bolden and Kennedie Shuler kept the points flowing for the Beavers, while Lizzy Willilamson continued to dominate the boards. A layup with an and one from Elisa Mehyar were the last Beaver points of the game, giving Oregon State a 34 point, 83-49 win.
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It was a good night for several Beavers, with Kennedie Shuler once again leading the team in scoring. She finished the night with 22 points, four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. She can do just about everything on the court.
Tiara Bolden continued her hot streak with a 17 point night, along with four rebounds and four assists. Jenna Villa added 14 points, one rebound and one assist. Lizzy Williamson added another double double to her resume, with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
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There’s one last item on the agenda for Oregon State, a season-closing meeting with the Loyola Marymount Lions Saturday at Gill Coliseum. The Lions handed Oregon State their first WCC loss of the season back in January, so getting some revenge before the conference tournament would be a good statement from the team. Tip off is set for 1 PM PT.
SAND POINT, Alaska (KTUU) – A teenage boy who was last seen Monday when the canoe he was in tipped over has been found by a dive team in a lake near Sand Point, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Alaska’s News Source confirmed with the person, who is close to the search efforts, that the dive team found 15-year-old Kaipo Kaminanga deceased Thursday in Red Cove Lake, located a short drive from the town of Sand Point on the Aleutian Island chain.
Kaminanga was last seen canoeing with three other friends on Monday when the boat tipped over.
A search and rescue operation ensued shortly after.
Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team posted on Facebook Thursday night that they were able to “locate and recover” Kaminanga at around 5 p.m. Thursday.
“We are glad we could bring closure to his family, friends and community,” the post said.
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