Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division Sheriff Kevin McMahill praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday for his assist as authorities examine the Cybertruck explosion outdoors of the Trump Worldwide Resort that left seven folks injured.
“I have to thank Elon Musk specifically,” McMahill stated. “He gave us quite a bit of additional information in regards to how the vehicle was locked after it exploded” and monitoring the place the automobile got here from by means of Tesla charging stations.
“He sent that directly to us, so I appreciate his help,” he added.
Native authorities first obtained a report of an explosion and hearth at Trump Worldwide Resort at round 8:40 a.m. native time. The automobile pulled up in entrance of the lodge and was seen emitting smoke earlier than the explosion, police stated.
Police stated they’re working to establish the motive force and imagine it was an remoted incident. The driving force died within the blast.
The FBI and different businesses are nonetheless investigating if it was an act of terrorism and if there’s any connection to a Wednesday morning assault in New Orleans, when a 42-year-old man drove a truck by means of Bourbon Avenue and killed a minimum of 15 folks.
McMahill stated there aren’t any indications the assault in Las Vegas is linked to ISIS after a flag was discovered within the truck used within the New Orleans assault.
One particular person was killed and 7 others had been injured in Las Vegas, with McMahill declaring the Cybertruck stayed intact throughout the explosion, limiting harm.
“The evil knuckleheads picked the wrong vehicle for a terrorist attack. Cybertruck actually contained the explosion and directed the blast upwards. Not even the glass doors of the lobby were broken,” Musk added in a put up on the social media platform X.
