Did Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger and New Orleans attacker Shamsud Din Jabbar plan their attacks together? – Times of India

The FBI is probing a possible connection between the cybertruck explosion and the New Orleans attack as Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud Din Jabbar served in the same military base.

37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas had a connection with Shamsud Din Jabbar, the New Orleans attacker, reports claimed citing law enforcement sources who confirmed that both of them served at the same military base. It is not yet known whether the two terror attacks were also connected.

Who was Matthew Livelsberger?

As New Orleans was reeling under the terror attack on New Year’s Day, a Tesla cyber truck exploded in Las Vegas. The driver, identified as a former Army veteran of Colorado Springs, Matthew Livelsberger, died in the explosion. Officers have not publicly named Livelsberger as the bomber, but sources confirmed the name to KOAA and KTNV. Livelsberger served in the Army for 19 years and 18 of which were spent with Special Forces. He rented the cyber truck via the Turo app.

The truck had a tumble of charred fireworks, mortars, canisters and other explosive devices at the back. It is not yet known how the explosives were detonated.

Who was Shamsud Din Jabbar?

Shamsud Din Jabbar was the New Orleans attacker who plowed his truck through a New Year crowd on famous Bourbon Street killing at least 15 people. After the massacre, he fired at the police officials and died in the brief shootout. He also rented his car from Turo.
Jabbar served almost eight years in the US Army and was deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to February 2010. He transferred to the Army Reserve after leaving active duty in January 2015 and then left the reserves as a staff sergeant in July 2020.
Apart from their Turo connection, both of them previously served at the same military base, reports confirmed.
Both the attacks looked intentional, though in the cybertruck explosion, Livelsberger is the only casualty. Law enforcement officials credited Elon Mysk’s Tesla as the truck contained a maximum of the damage.

Major attacks on New Year: What is still not known?

It is not known whether the two incidents had any connection, or whether Livelsberger and Jabbar acted together.
FBI said New Orleans attacker Jabbar definitely did not act alone. His associates have not been found yet.