Auch eine Verbindung zur Explosion eines Tesla Cybertrucks vor einem Trump-Hotel in Las Vegas sei zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht erkennbar. Der Vorfall, bei dem der Fahrer des Wagens in Las Vegas getötet wurde, ereignete sich nur wenige Stunden nach der Attacke in New Orleans. Ein Zusammenhang erschien zunächst naheliegend, weil sowohl der aktive US-Soldat der Eliteeinheit der Green Berets als auch der mutmaßliche New-Orleans-Täter, Shamsud-Din J., einige Zeit auf dem Stützpunkt Fort Liberty (ehemals: Fort Bragg) gedient hatten. Man sehe bislang aber keine Überschneidung der Dienstzeiten der beiden Männer in Fort Bragg, teilte das FBI mit.
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Suspect behind Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel identified as active-duty US Army soldier
The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation. Livelsberger, 37, has several addresses associated with him and was on leave from Germany, where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group.
Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources say
The Colorado Springs resident suspected of detonating a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a Las Vegas hotel and the Texas man accused of driving a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans served at the same military base, sources told Scripps News Denver.
Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources tell Denver7 Investigates
Livelsberger was a member of the Army’s elite Green Berets, a special forces unit and guerrilla warfare experts, according to an Army statement reported by the Associated Press. He has served in the Army since 2006, rising through the ranks, and was on approved leave when he died, the statement said. The Green Berets work to counter terrorists abroad using unconventional techniques.
Livelsberger spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina that is home to Army special forces command.
Authorities warned of vehicle-ramming attack danger in US during holiday season
On Dec. 6, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and National Counterterrorism Center issued a joint intel bulletin warning law enforcement about the ongoing serious threat posed by lone offenders during the winter holiday season.
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„Lone offenders have historically used simple tactics, such as edged weapons, firearms, or vehicle ramming, due to their ease of access, ability to inflict mass casualties, and lack of required training,“ the bulletin stated.
Bourbon Street bollards were ‚down for repair‘
New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno speaks on why the Bourbon Street safety bollards were not in place at the time of the attack.
Bourbon Street barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced
City officials have not confirmed whether the intersection where the pickup sped through was actively under construction or if the replacement project created a vulnerability.
New Orleans was replacing street barriers at time of truck attack
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the „bollards were not up because they are near completion“ with the plan of being in place before the Feb. 9 NFL Super Bowl, which will be played about a mile from Bourbon Street at the Superdome stadium. The city was able to fund the replacement bollards as part of its Super Bowl infrastructure plan.
Kirkpatrick said the police vehicle „was where all of those bollards had been…. In this particular case, the terrorist just went all the way around up onto the sidewalk.“
What New Orleans, Louisiana officials are saying about deadly attack on Bourbon Street
A vehicle and shooting attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year‘s Day that left 10 dead and at least 35 injured was drawing responses from top officials. Here‘s what they are saying:
Graphic video shows victims in the street after truck plows through crowd
Graphic video shows victims‘ bodies in the street in New Orleans after police say a man in a truck drove through a crowd of people and shot police officers. At least 10 people were killed and 30 were injured in the incident. A law enforcement official told CNN the suspect is dead. #CNN
Live updates: 10 killed in New Orleans as driver plows truck into crowd
The FBI said in a statement Wednesday morning that it is investigating the Bourbon Street attack as a terrorist act. Earlier, before that designation had been officially made, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D) called the incident an act of terrorism, but FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge for New Orleans Alethea Duncan said the incident “is not a terrorist event.”
‚Very intentional‘: Police describe perpetrator‘s behavior
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Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick of the New Orleans Police Department provides an update after a vehicle drove into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
New Orleans updates: 10 dead, dozens injured after vehicle plows into crowd in ‚terrorist attack‘
After mowing down numerous people over a three-block stretch on the famed thoroughfare while firing shots into the crowd, the suspect allegedly got out of the truck wielding an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials briefed on the incident told ABC News. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect who was not immediately identified, sources said. At least two police officers were shot and wounded, authorities said.
Explosive devices found in and around the scene on Bourbon Street were apparently found to be viable, multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News.