Green Beret who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used AI to plan blast
CNNCNN — Editor’s Note: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. Authorities on Tuesday said a car bomb or vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was used to explode the Cybertruck, citing video footage that confirmed the suspect “did prepare and stage for his planned attack,” said Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren. The incident appeared to be “a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who was struggling with PTSD and other issues,” Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas Division, said Friday. In the six-page document, the soldier discusses the Cybertruck being used as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and describes “graphic encounters from his military experience that replay in his head over and over, and that now he feels like he’s a shell of a human being with nothing to live for,” authorities said. The sheriff said the explosion could have been much greater, but in one of the suspect’s writings, he said he “didn’t intend to hurt anybody else.” Initial findings from the investigation found at least 60 pounds of explosive material, said Kenny Cooper, assistant special agent in charge with the ATF.