BREAKING: Chilling New Details Emerge Amid Probe Into Trump Hotel Explosion

Additional details about a Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas began to emerge Thursday morning as authorities parsed evidence of who was involved, and why.

The unmistakable vehicle arrived curbside in front of the Trump property approximately 20 seconds before exploding, killing one person and injuring several others in what investigators say was precipitated by a preponderance of fireworks packed inside it. Fox News reported that gasoline and camp fuel containers sat among the wreckage, as did large firework mortars. At a press conference on Wednesday, Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said his office has uncovered the suspect who rented the Cybertruck from an agency in Colorado but added he isn’t prepared to share the individual’s name yet.

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During the press conference, Sheriff McMahill showed images of the smoldering truck and told reporters that the vehicle’s structural integrity likely helped contain the worst of the blast. “The fact that this was a Cybertruck, really limited the damage that occurred inside of the valet because it had most of the blast go up through the truck and out,” McMahill said. “In fact, if you look on that video, you’ll see that the front glass doors at the Trump hotel were not even broken by the blast.” Despite a truck bed filled with gasoline canisters, camp fuel canisters and large firework mortars, the Cybertruck’s chassis remained intact.

We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.

All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. https://t.co/HRjb87YbaJ

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Jeremy Schwartz, the FBI acting special agent in charge in Las Vegas, said his office continues to work with local authorities to confirm that the individual who rented the truck was involved in its detonation. The second objective, Schwartz added, is to determine whether the incident was an act of terrorism, which is being investigated by a joint terrorism task force. “We’re not doing anything alone, and we wouldn’t do anything alone without our partners making sure that we’re all in lockstep,” Schwartz said. “We’ve learned from mistakes in the past, and we’re not going to do that again.”

The Cybertruck explosion was the second deadly attack to start off 2025. Also on Wednesday, a high-speed vehicle plowed into a New Orleans crowd on Bourbon Street, killing more than a dozen people in what authorities say was an attack inspired by the Islamist State. The driver, later identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar, used the car rental app Turo to acquire his truck, the same app used by the person who rented the Cybertruck in Las Vegas.

A Turo spokesperson told Fox News that its records indicate that neither individual who rented the vehicles had criminal records. “We are heartbroken by the violence perpetrated in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and our prayers are with the victims and families,” the spokesperson said. “We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards in risk management, thanks to our world-class trust and safety technologies and teams that include experienced former law enforcement professionals.”

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