Suspected Cybertruck bomber was a 'patriotic American' who 'loved Trump': family member

02 January

The alleged perpetrator of this week's Las Vegas, Nevada terror attack was a "supersoldier" who had a deep love for his country and for President-elect Donald Trump, according to a relative.

The Independent reported Tuesday that the uncle of U.S. Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger — who is reportedly the top suspect in a blast that injured seven people outside the Trump International Hotel on New Years' Day — was "bewildered" about his nephew being a potential terrorist. Dean Livelsberger told the outlet that the alleged attacker was a "Rambo type" who "loved the Army" after serving for nearly two decades in the Special Forces. The Daily Beast also reported that an unnamed law enforcement source said that the alleged bomber was a registered Republican and a "big" Trump supporter.

“He used to have all patriotic stuff on Facebook, he was 100 percent loving the country,” Dean Livelsberger said. “He loved Trump, and he was always a very, very patriotic soldier, a patriotic American. It’s one of the reasons he was in Special Forces for so many years. It wasn’t just one tour of duty.”

Dean Livelsberger added that his nephew reportedly using consumer-grade explosives like propane tanks and fireworks to carry out the attack was uncharacteristic of him, describing the alleged terrorist as a "very skilled warrior" with extensive training.

"He was what you might call a ‘supersoldier,'" Livelsberger said of the Green Beret veteran and Bronze Star recipient. "If you ever read about the things he was awarded, and the experience he had, some of it doesn’t make sense, when he had the skills and ability to make something more, let’s say, ‘efficient.’ His skills were enormous from what he had been taught in the military."

"Matt wasn’t estranged from the family at all. Everyone thought the world of Matt," he added.

A handgun was found among the remains in the Cybertruck, with investigators saying Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in the head and died of suicide just before the detonation. He reportedly used the Turo app to rent the Cybertruck in Colorado Springs, Colorado, before arriving in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. Livelsberger served at the same army base as 42 year-old military veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck also rented on the Turo app into a crowd of people on New Orleans' Bourbon Street on New Years' Day. It remains unknown whether the two attacks were linked, though so far there have been no "direct" ties reported.

Click here to read the Independent's report in full.

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