January 3, 2025 — 8.22am first published at Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department The explosion of the truck, packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters, came hours after 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people before being shot dead by police. That crash was being investigated as a terrorist attack. The FBI said on Thursday that they believed Jabbar acted alone, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worked with others. Both Livelsberger and Jabbar spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive army base in North Carolina that is home to special operations units. However, one of the officials who spoke to the AP said there was no overlap in their assignments at the base, now called Fort Liberty. Chris Raia, FBI deputy assistant director, said officials had found “no definitive link” between the New Orleans attack and the truck explosion in Las Vegas. Seven people nearby suffered minor injuries when the Tesla truck exploded. Video showed a tumble of charred fireworks mortars, canisters and other explosive devices crowded into the back of the pickup. The truck bed walls were still intact because the blast shot straight up rather than to the sides. This undated photo, supplied by the Las Vegas Police Department, shows an ID belonging to Matthew Livelsberger, found dead inside a Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas. Credit: