Officials probing the Cybertruck explosion
in Las Vegas call it an 'isolated incident'
:: January 1, 2025
:: Las Vegas, Nevada
:: Jeremy Schwartz, FBI Special Agent, Las Vegas
"As of right now, our number one goal is to ensure that we have the proper identification of the subject involved in this incident. Following that, our second objective is to determine whether this was an act of terrorism or not. I know everybody is interested in that word and trying to see if we can say, hey, this is a terrorist attack. That is our goal and that's what we're trying to do."
"We believe this is an isolated incident. We do not believe that there is a bunch of folks out there supporting this or helping this. And we don't believe that there's any other danger to the community right now."
Videos taken by witnesses inside and outside the hotel showed the vehicle exploding and flames pouring out of it, as it sat just outside the hotel.
The incident occurred just hours after a man drove a truck into crowds of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 15.
The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is part of the Trump Organization, the company of President-elect Donald Trump, who will return to the White House on Jan. 20. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was a key backer of Trump in his 2024 presidential campaign and is also an adviser to the incoming president.
FBI special agent in charge Jeremy Schwartz later told reporters that it was not yet clear whether the blast was an act of terrorism.
He added that the FBI had identified the person driving the vehicle, which had been rented in Colorado, but was not yet ready to publicly identify the driver.
Musk said the blast was unrelated to the Cybertruck itself.
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