Career overlaps for suspects in New Orleans and Las Vegas

Career overlaps for suspects in New Orleans and Las Vegas

An Army veteran and a Special Forces Master Sergeant have made headlines in the United States in the past few days. The veteran, who drove through a crowd in New Orleans with a pickup, and the Master Sergeant, who chased a Tesla cyberruck in Las Vegas, overlap in their military history, since they both overlooked for a while in Fort Liberty, formerly known as Fort Bragg, and were deployed together in Afghanistan.

Details on the incidents

Shamsud-Din Jabbar and Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, according to their operations, served at the Fort Liberty in North Carolina, but with different units for less than a year. Officials who examine the two incidents have found that there is no connection between the fatal events that both took place on New Year's Day.

The tragedy in Las Vegas

The 37-year-old Liveelsberger blew up a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. In the days of his suicide, he expressed "political grievances", armed conflicts in other countries and inner problems. An FBI official described the incident as "tragic suicide of a highly decorated Combat veteran who fought with PTSD and other problems".

The incident in New Orleans

Jabbar died in a change of shooting with the police after racing into a crowd with his pickup during the New Year's celebrations on the Bourbon Street in New Orleans and killing 14 people. The 42-year-old had joined the ISIS.

military career

Livelsberger served at Fort Liberty within a student Support Battalion. Jabbar worked from June 2012 to January 2015 as an IT team leader for the 1st brigade of the 82nd Air Force Division.

Fort Liberty - an important military base

Fort Liberty is one of the largest military base in the US Army, with over 50,000 active military members as well as numerous civilians and military family members. Livelsberger and Jabbar were deployed in Afghanistan at the same time, but it is not known where exactly they were.

more information about the operations

Livelsberger took part in a total of nine missions, including five in Afghanistan and missions in Tajikistan, Ukraine, Georgia and Congo. After his time at Fort Liberty, Livelsberger was stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado until July 2022 and then in Germany, where the incidents occurred. Jabbar moved to the Army Reserve at the Fort Liberty after his time and served in Georgia and Texas.

This report was supported by Josh Campbell from CNN, among others.