The Florida congresswoman and Air Force veteran urges anyone who encountered a terrorist in New Orleans Shams al-Din Jabbar Or Las Vegas bomber Matthew Livelsberger at Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, to contact its office.
It also requested information on lethal killer Ryan Roth, a former North Carolina man who was arrested at President-elect Donald Trump's golf course in Florida while allegedly pointing his gun through a fence while the soon-to-be commander-in-chief was playing a round. .
“If you are at Fort Bragg (Liberty) and have any information regarding these three men but are afraid to come forward to your chain of command, I can provide whistleblower protection and information,” Rep. Ana Paulina Luna wrote in a post on the Fort Bragg (Liberty) website. × Thursday night.
Shams al-Din Jabbar appears in an undated photo released by the FBI after he was attacked on Bourbon Street in New Orleans with a pickup truck and died in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack. (FBI)
Ruth, 58, He had roots in North Carolina but had recently been living in Hawaii. Luna appears to be referring to a recent report that Roth, a civilian with a lengthy criminal history, visited Fort Bragg dozens of times.
Luna is a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Her office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
While both Jabbar and Levelsberger served at the North Carolina base, there was no overlap in the time they were there, the Army said Thursday.
Matthew Livelsperger is pictured. (Fox News)
In Las Vegas, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said that while the two men went to Afghanistan in 2009, any possible ties there are still under investigation.
“We have no evidence that they were in the same province in Afghanistan, the same location, or the same unit,” McMahill said. “Again, there is something else that is still under investigation.”
He said the two men used the Turo app to rent electric pickup trucks used in those incidents.
Ryan Roth was arrested on charges of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, assault on a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number in Palm. Peach County, Florida on September 15, 2024. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office)
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Between 2007 and 2015, Jabbar was a human resources specialist and IT specialist. From 2015 to 2020, he remained an IT specialist in the Army Reserve. Livelsberger was an Army Green Beret on active duty in the 10th Special Forces Group.
Livelsperger, 37The man who exploded inside an electronics truck loaded with explosive and flammable materials just steps from the front door of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day has been identified.
Speaking about a possible motive, authorities on Friday released parts of To “the statement” It was left by Livelsperger, who wrote that “this was not a terrorist attack, but rather a wake-up call.”
Post-traumatic stress disorder and ongoing family issues were also likely factors, sheriff's officials said.
Flames rise from a Tesla Cybertruck after it explodes outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, in January 2025. (Alcides Antunes/via Reuters)
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Hours earlier, Jabbar, 42, plowed into pedestrians on New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 30 others. After the incident, he opened fire on the police and died in an exchange of gunfire. The Texas native had pledged allegiance to ISIS and was a domestic terrorist, the FBI said Thursday.
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raya told reporters In New Orleans On Thursday, no “specific link” between the attack and the explosion was revealed, but authorities in both cases said they were still investigating.
