FBI and Las Vegas police investigate suspected case of terrorism
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A 23-year-old man, Dawson Noah Maloney, drove from New York to a Las Vegas suburb, crashed a rented car into a power substation, and then shot himself, leading police to treat the incident as a suspected act of terrorism.
- Maloney was found wearing soft body armor and was armed with multiple weapons including shotguns, an AR-style pistol, and flamethrowers; his hotel room contained materials for making explosives and extremist literature.
- Authorities discovered Maloney had communicated intentions of self-harm and seeking media attention, describing himself as a "dead terrorist son" in a message to his mother.
- The FBI is investigating, having found gun parts and a 3D printer in two Albany residences connected
