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Elon Musk’s Las Vegas Tesla ‘Terrorist’ Suspect Arrested

The suspect allegedly behind the “targeted attack” has been identified as 36-year-old Paul Kim.

Police have arrested a suspect they believe is behind a “targeted attack” at a Tesla collision center in Las Vegas last week. According to 8 News Now, officers arrested the suspect, 36-year-old Paul Kim, Wednesday night on several charges including arson and possessing an explosive device. Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said that Kim had reportedly arrived in a car and parked it near the Tesla center on March 18. He then allegedly shot nearby surveillance cameras with a rifle and spray-painted the word “resist” on the center’s front door. Kim then apparently shot at least five vehicles and started several fires with Molotov cocktails. “The speed and success of the solve of this case are a direct result of hard work by the police department and the special agents in charge, investigative specialists and the analysts who all came together to work on this,” LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Thursday. “But the technology is actually what helped solve this.” Kim will face both state and federal charges for his alleged involvement. Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously described the fires as an act of “terrorism.”