After the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, a Congresswoman urges Fort Liberty whistleblowers to come forward.
Both Shamsud-Din Jabbar and Matthew Livelsberger were stationed at Fort Liberty prior to the New Year's attacks.
An Air Force veteran and Florida congresswoman is requesting anyone who met New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar or Las Vegas bomber Matthew Livelsberger at Fort Liberty, previously Fort Bragg, to contact her office.
In addition to inquiring about information on Ryan Routh, a former North Carolina resident who was apprehended at President-elect Donald Trump's Florida golf course while attempting to shoot through the fence with a rifle while the future commander in chief was playing a round.
On X Thursday night, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna posted on social media that she offers whistleblower protection and intake information for anyone at Fort Bragg (Liberty) who has information about three men but is hesitant to share it with their chain of command.
Routh, a 58-year-old man with roots in North Carolina, had recently been living in Hawaii. Luna mentioned a recent report that Routh, a civilian with a criminal past, had frequently visited Fort Bragg.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has Luna as a member. Her office did not respond promptly to requests for comment.
The Army stated on Thursday that despite Jabbar and Livelsberger serving at the North Carolina base, there was no overlap in their time there.
In Las Vegas, Sheriff Kevin McMahill stated that despite both men traveling to Afghanistan in 2009, any possible connections there were still being probed.
"McMahill stated that there is no evidence to suggest that they were in the same province, location, or unit in Afghanistan."
Electric pickup trucks used in the incidents were rented by both men through the Turo app, he stated.
From 2007 to 2015, Jabbar was a human resources specialist and an IT specialist. From 2015 to 2020, he remained an IT specialist in the Army Reserve. Meanwhile, Livelsberger was an active-duty Army Green Beret in the 10th Special Forces group.
On New Year's Day, a man identified as Livelsberger, 37, exploded inside a Cybertruck loaded with explosive and flammable material just steps from the front door at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.
On Friday, authorities released portions of a "manifesto" penned by Livelsberger, who stated that the incident was not an act of terrorism but rather a warning.
Ongoing family issues and PTSD may have contributed to the situation, according to sheriff's officials.
On New Orleans' Bourbon Street, a rented Ford EV pickup was driven by Jabbar, 42, into pedestrians, resulting in the death of at least 14 and injuring more than 30. Following the crash, he opened fire on police and died in a shootout. The FBI declared Jabbar, a Texas native, a domestic terrorist after he pledged allegiance to ISIS.
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia stated in New Orleans on Thursday that no conclusive link was found between the attack and the explosion, but both investigations are ongoing.
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