On January 1, Las Vegas, Nevada, was rocked when a rented Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of President Donald Trump's namesake hotel, killing the driver and wounding six innocent bystanders while also causing significant damage to the building and surrounding area.

Now, 11 months later, local law enforcement has released an after-action report detailing some of what investigators uncovered about the incident, the subsequent response, and lessons learned from it, according to the New York Post.

Unfortunately, very little new information was released about the deceased man responsible for the blast, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier reportedly dealing with personal issues, or why he chose the particular method and target he did for the explosive attack.

Final report released

On Monday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released a 78-page report on the New Year's Day Cybertruck explosion perpetrated by Matthew Livelsberger, 37, an active-duty member of the Army Green Berets who'd served since 2006 and had been home on leave from his assignment in Germany just prior to his self-inflicted death.

The LVMPD took the lead role in the investigation but were aided by multiple local, state, and federal agencies, including the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division.

Investigators determined that Livelsberger rented the Cybertruck, loaded it with explosive materials that included fireworks, gas canisters, and camping fuel, then detonated it in front of the lobby of the Trump International Hotel, while "simultaneously" killing himself with a gunshot as the truck exploded and burned.

The incident was classified not as a "terrorist" attack, per se, but rather as a "premeditated attack involving a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, with the potential to cause mass casualties and extensive structural damage."

The report also included a letter from Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who summarized, "On January 1, 2025, a lone actor chose the Las Vegas Strip as his destination to make a very big, very public statement. As a result, he lost his life, six others were injured, and several hundred more were deeply affected by what they witnessed."

A troubled soldier

The Post reported that Livelsberger was said to have left behind a "manifesto" explaining his rational for the attack, but aside from some initial reporting on that document in the immediate aftermath of the incident, little else is known about his motivations because the Department of War seized and classified what had been written.

What is known is that Livelsberger was a patriotic "Rambo-type" Army soldier who ostensibly supported President Trump but otherwise felt compelled to lash out against the nation's "feckless leadership" that had brought the U.S. to a "near collapse."

"This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call," he reportedly wrote in the note. "Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives."

Notably, less than a week before Livelsberger's fiery end, his wife reportedly took their baby daughter and left their shared home in Colorado after accusing him of infidelity.

Recommendations for improvements

Local CBS affiliate KLAS reported that, far more so than revealing anything new about the perpetrator, much of the LVMPD's report was focused on what went right and wrong with the initial response and follow-up investigation of the Cybertruck explosion.

The report included no less than nine separate recommendations on what needed improvement, including improved training in multiple areas, now procedures and protocols for explosive attacks, and better communications and coordination within the department and with other agencies, among other things.