Federal sources revealed to ABC News that the search for evidence into the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday has been expanded to Colorado. The incident is being looked into as possible terrorism.
Based on what sources told ABC News, the FBI is searching and operating in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in connection with the Cybertruck blast. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is also there to help.
According to police and other sources, ABC News reported that the truck was rented through the Turo app and picked up on Wednesday morning by people going from Colorado to Las Vegas.
A hotel official said that when the driver of the Cybertruck pulled into the valet area, the truck burst. So far, the driver is the only person who has died in the accident. Seven others were injured, according to the police.
He said that the truck was in front of the hotel for 15 to 20 seconds before it blew up.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk helped with the investigation, according to the sheriff. He had the truck opened after it auto-locked in the blast and gave police video of the suspect at charging stations on the way from Colorado to Las Vegas.
He said that detectives were looking into any possible links to the attack in New Orleans earlier Wednesday but had not yet found any. Sources say that the truck used in the attack in New Orleans was also rented through the Turo app.
At the news conference in Las Vegas, a video showed a load of explosives that looked like fireworks, gas cans, and camping fuel containers in the back of the truck.
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