A person in a Cybertruck detonated outside Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas, believed to be a high-ranking soldier

The man who rented the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas is a US special forces soldier, officials have confirmed.

Las Vegas police identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, of Colorado, as the rental car that drove the Cybertruck from Colorado to Las Vegas.

They said they were sure that this was the person who was found dead in the car after the explosion, but they were waiting for DNA evidence to confirm this.

The body was mysteriously burned and was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill.

The explosion injured seven people after the car – which was full of petrol cans and explosives – exploded. Officials said all injuries were minor.

Authorities said they are yet to clarify the reasons.

“I’m free to call it a suicide bombing that happened immediately afterward,” Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Livelsberger rented a Cybertruck on December 28 in Denver, Colorado. He has decades of experience in the US military, having served in the Army and National Guard.

He joined the active military in December 2012, serving as a special forces soldier.

The US military said he was on approved leave when he died.

Livelsberger’s father spoke to the BBC’s news partner CBS and said that his son is currently serving in Germany and is on leave to visit Colorado to see his wife and eight-month-old daughter.

Livelsberger’s father said he last spoke to his son at Christmas and said everything seemed normal.