Overview
- The 70–78 page report issues nine recommendations that call for lithium-battery hazard training, joint incident-command exercises with fire, clearer interagency information-sharing, added staffing for major incidents, PPE for crime scene analysts, dispatcher communications upgrades, wellness awareness, adherence to perimeter containment, and broader technology training.
- Metro traces the response from the first 911 call to the Jan. 9 handoff to federal authorities, noting the Department of Defense classified a manifesto found on Matthew Livelsberger’s phone.
- Investigators characterize the event as a premeditated vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; Livelsberger died by suicide, and his note said the act was a wake-up call rather than a terrorist attack.
- The report documents operational critiques, including initial command-post placement and communications issues, and it highlights the use of a thermal-camera drone for early scene assessment under the Drone as First Responder program.
- Injury figures remain inconsistent across official materials, with the sheriff’s letter citing six injured and other reporting from the review noting seven.