Las Vegas Sheriff: Tesla Cybertruck Had Gasoline Canisters, Camp Fuel Canisters, and Large Firework Mortars

McMAHILL I m here ░░░░░░░░ give you really a ░░░░░░░░ update on what occurred ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas Boulevard this ░░░░░░░░ As you know we ░░░░░░░░ had our new year ░░░░░░░░ eve event where we ░░░░░░░░ protected the city with ░░░░░░░░ 400 000 people were ░░░░░░░░ last night and that ░░░░░░░░ this morning at about ░░░░░░░░ 40 when a 2024 ░░░░░░░░ Cybertruck pulled into the ░░░░░░░░ of valet of the ░░░░░░░░ International Hotel Very quickly ░░░░░░░░ that the driver who ░░░░░░░░ the sole occupant of ░░░░░░░░ truck we saw what ░░░░░░░░ like maybe some sort ░░░░░░░░ smoke and then the ░░░░░░░░ exploded I m going ░░░░░░░░ smoke was coming from ░░░░░░░░ of the truck after ░░░░░░░░ noticed the flash and ░░░░░░░░ explosion I m going ░░░░░░░░ show you that first ░░░░░░░░ That s the Cybertruck ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ If we can play ░░░░░░░░ again Carlos So the ░░░░░░░░ that was in that ░░░░░░░░ is obviously deceased Still ░░░░░░░░ the truck as we ░░░░░░░░ here today are fire ░░░░░░░░ folks and Engine 12 ░░░░░░░░ number of others you ░░░░░░░░ hear from one of ░░░░░░░░ fire chiefs in just ░░░░░░░░ moment arrived very quickly ░░░░░░░░ with my officers and ░░░░░░░░ we knew that we ░░░░░░░░ a much larger event ░░░░░░░░ just a vehicle fire ░░░░░░░░ there is going to ░░░░░░░░ a drone video that ░░░░░░░░ to my left Again ░░░░░░░░ ll see the fire ░░░░░░░░ they covered it with ░░░░░░░░ tarp to try to ░░░░░░░░ it to go out ░░░░░░░░ the fire went out ░░░░░░░░ the suppression efforts of ░░░░░░░░ fire department you ll ░░░░░░░░ some of the evidence ░░░░░░░░ the back of the ░░░░░░░░ So those are gasoline ░░░░░░░░ They are camp fuel ░░░░░░░░ and large firework mortars ░░░░░░░░ also would like you ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to on ░░░░░░░░ video as you see ░░░░░░░░ it looks like the ░░░░░░░░ of that truck is ░░░░░░░░ intact as it sits ░░░░░░░░ The fact that this ░░░░░░░░ a Cybertruck really limited ░░░░░░░░ damage that occurred inside ░░░░░░░░ the valet because it ░░░░░░░░ most of the blast ░░░░░░░░ up through the truck ░░░░░░░░ out In fact if ░░░░░░░░ look on that video ░░░░░░░░ ll see that the ░░░░░░░░ glass doors at the ░░░░░░░░ Hotel were not even ░░░░░░░░ by that blast which ░░░░░░░░ were parked directly in ░░░░░░░░ of You can see ░░░░░░░░ in the video there ░░░░░░░░ m very well aware ░░░░░░░░ there s a name ░░░░░░░░ been reported out into ░░░░░░░░ media I am not ░░░░░░░░ to confirm any names ░░░░░░░░ you as I sit ░░░░░░░░ today because I cannot ░░░░░░░░ that with 100 certainty ░░░░░░░░ who the individual is ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ we do know the ░░░░░░░░ was listed in Colorado ░░░░░░░░ were able to trace ░░░░░░░░ truck through the Tesla ░░░░░░░░ stations and it arrived ░░░░░░░░ in Las Vegas this ░░░░░░░░ at about 7 30 ░░░░░░░░ went up and down ░░░░░░░░ Vegas Boulevard before immediately ░░░░░░░░ into the Trump Towers ░░░░░░░░ there were seven people ░░░░░░░░ reported injuries during this ░░░░░░░░ All of them still ░░░░░░░░ as minor injuries and ░░░░░░░░ treated at UMC I ░░░░░░░░ like to thank the ░░░░░░░░ World because as you ░░░░░░░░ we had to close ░░░░░░░░ the Trump and evacuate ░░░░░░░░ as well as the ░░░░░░░░ Show Mall and the ░░░░░░░░ World was very gracious ░░░░░░░░ taking those hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ in over there housing ░░░░░░░░ and feeding them prior ░░░░░░░░ us being able to ░░░░░░░░ clear the hotel The ░░░░░░░░ and Fashion Show are ░░░░░░░░ open for business The ░░░░░░░░ will remain closed as ░░░░░░░░ continue this lengthy investigation ░░░░░░░░ we move forward I ░░░░░░░░ going to yield now ░░░░░░░░ Chief Billy Samuels but ░░░░░░░░ d like you to ░░░░░░░░ recognize all of our ░░░░░░░░ elected officials that have ░░░░░░░░ to support the police ░░░░░░░░ fire department and this ░░░░░░░░ in remaining safe There ░░░░░░░░ no further threat to ░░░░░░░░ community as I sit ░░░░░░░░ today and I just ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ community understands we believe ░░░░░░░░ to be an isolated ░░░░░░░░ and it is now ░░░░░░░░ as far as the ░░░░░░░░