The United States Federal Investigation Agency (FBI) considers that Matthew Livelsberger, the soldier who He blew up a van in front of Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegassuffered from combat post-traumatic stress disorder and that what happened points to an act of suicide prior to the detonation.
Livelsberger, 37, an active member of the US Army Special Forces, took his life with a shot to the head moments before the fireworks and gas cylinders he was carrying in the vehicle, a Tesla Cybertruck, exploded. rented. The explosion injured seven people.
The soldier left a note in which he declared what he was going to do as “a warning call to all comrades, veterans and Americans” and denounced the power elites as a group of “weak and irresponsible people who only seek to enrich themselves.”
“Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to convey my message than with a spectacle with fireworks and explosives? Why am I doing it now? Because I need to clear my mind of the brothers I have lost and free myself from the burden of the lives that I have taken,” lamented the soldier.
“Although this incident is more public and sensational than usual, it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a highly decorated combat veteran who was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues,” FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans explained at a press conference last night.
They rule out animosity towards Trump
US security forces continue to investigate the deceased’s belongings and for the moment rule out that he chose Trump’s hotel out of animosity towards the president-elect.
Livelsberger had served in the US Army since 2006 and had a long career of foreign missionswith two deployments to Afghanistan and missions to Ukraine, Tajikistan, Georgia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He had recently returned from an overseas assignment in Germany and was on leave when he died, American public broadcaster PBS reports.
The deceased was awarded five Bronze Stars, including one with distinction for courage under fire, a combat infantry badge and an Army Commendation Medal for valor.
