New Year’s Day Attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas Unrelated, Army Confirms

The incidents involved a terror attack by an ISIS supporter and a suicide bombing by a decorated Green Beret struggling with PTSD.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed 14 people in a terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, pledging allegiance to ISIS before being killed by police.
Matthew Livelsberger, a Green Beret, died by suicide after detonating explosives in a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, injuring seven others.
The U.S. Army confirmed that while both men briefly served at Fort Liberty and were deployed to Afghanistan simultaneously, they had no direct connection or collaboration.
Livelsberger left behind writings describing his actions as a 'wake-up call' and cited struggles with PTSD, depression, and guilt from his military service.
Authorities emphasized that Jabbar’s attack was terror-motivated, while Livelsberger’s act was a tragic case of mental health struggles and personal grievances.