COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – UPDATE: Federal sources confirm that the FBI is conducting operations and searches in Colorado Springs tonight in connection with the Vegas explosion.
The FBI is leading the Colorado endeavor, while the ATF is aiding with the warrant. According to ABC News, Las Vegas police believe the individual hired the vehicle from Colorado Springs.
Authorities have cordoned off the area surrounding a residence on Kokina Grove, west of the intersection of Marksheffel Road and Stetson Hills Boulevard in northeast Colorado Springs.
As authorities continue to investigate the circumstances behind the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, ABC News has learned that the guy behind the wheel may be from Colorado Springs.
The explosion killed the driver, and seven others were injured. Detectives are now working swiftly to identify who was driving and what their motivation was.
ABC News confirms that the person who hired the truck arrived in Vegas this morning after departing from Colorado Springs on December 30.
The cybertruck was rented via Turo, according to a law enforcement officer familiar with the case. According to ABC News, the same firm rented the pickup truck used in the fatal New Orleans attack on the same day.
The explosion occurred about 8:40 a.m. on January 1 and is being examined as a suspected terrorist act.
According to a source familiar with the investigation, authorities discovered, in addition to fireworks-style mortars, at least one gas tank and fuel in the vehicle, raising the suspicion that the explosion was purposeful.