FBI investigating ‘terrorism-related’ event after driver rammed car into Nevada power substation
FBI investigating ‘terrorism-related’ event near Hoover Dam
- A 23-year-old New York man, Dawson Maloney, rammed a car into a power substation near the Hoover Dam on Thursday, in an incident being investigated as a "terrorism-related event."
- Maloney, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, had communicated with family about self-harm and wanting media attention, referring to himself as a terrorist.
- Authorities discovered explosive materials, multiple weapons including shotguns and an assault rifle-style pistol, flamethrowers, and books on various extremist ideologies in his hotel room and rental car.
- Maloney, a law student, had driven a rental car from Albany to Boulder City, and was wearing "soft-body armour" at the time of the crash.
- Despite the attack, there was no major damage to critical infrastructure or disruption to power services, though it is part of a trend of incidents targeting electric infrastructure.
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