FBI investigates Cybertruck explosion outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Victim identified as Matthew Alan; suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar named.
The agency is also surging people from across the country to follow up on “every lead”, according to the FBI’s deputy assistant director Christopher Raia from the agency’s counter-intelligence division.
Man who rented Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump hotel named
The person who died in a Cybertruck which exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas has been named as Matthew Alan
That’s according to two senior law enforcement officials who have been briefed on the matter and have spoken on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press (AP).The suspect in the New Orleans truck attack has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
The FBI said he was a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas. Talking about himself in a promotional video, Jabbar said he was born and raised in the state.
Jabbar was army veteran
Jabbar served in the US army on active duty from 2006 to 2015, then in the army reserves from 2015 to 2020.
He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. He was a staff sergeant when he left with an honourable discharge in 2020.
Separately, he tried to enlist in the navy in 2004 but never actually shipped or began training.
NBC, Sky News’ US network partner, reported that Jabbar was a human resource specialist and information technology specialist from 2007 to January 2015 in the regular US army.
He was also an IT specialist in the army reserves between 2015 and 2020.
His promotional YouTube video
He is known to have appeared in a promotional video on YouTube in 2020 talking about his real estate business.
Jabbar said he was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. He said he served in the military for 10 years as a human resources and IT specialist, learning the importance of great service and taking everything seriously.
“I’ve taken those skills and applied them to my career as a real estate agent, where I feel like what really sets me apart from other agents is my ability to be able to… be a fierce negotiator,” he said, encouraging clients to give him a call.
