The FBI has said that is has found “no definitive link” between the New Orleans attack and the Las Vegas explosion.
Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day—an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism in New Orleans and an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas—both involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company.
Early Wednesday, 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter—killing 14 people who were celebrating the New Year. And police fatally shot Jabbar in a following firefight. Just hours after, outside of President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas, a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives also burst into flames. The person inside, identified as active-duty U.S. Army Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, died. Officials later said he suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the explosion.
Turo said it is “shocked and saddened” Wednesday’s events and that “our hearts are with the victims and their families.”
The company added that is “outraged by the misuse of our marketplace by the two individuals who perpetrated these acts.”
While both incidents involved vehicles rented through Turo, the FBI has said that is has found “no definitive link” between the New Orleans attack and the Las Vegas explosion.
Still, the incidents have put a spotlight on the car-sharing platform. Here’s what we know about Turo.
