LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Underneath Las Vegas, police are keeping an eye on Tesla-riding conventioneers roving through the Vegas Loop system following a targeted attack.
On Tuesday Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrived around 2:45 a.m. after the first 911 calls for a reported fire at the Tesla Collision service center near Baruda Avenue and S. Jones Boulevard. Las Vegas police and FBI officials said during a news press conference the fire involved several vehicles and is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned the attack during a press briefing, noting the nationwide trend of Tesla-related attacks.
“We certainly think it’s despicable the violence that is taking place against Tesla, the company, its employees,” she said. “And also just Americans who have chosen to drive an electric vehicle,”
In Las Vegas, conventioneers for the 2025 International Window Coverings Expo walked past police officers stationed at the four Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) stations, a presence officials said was incoming.
“We do not believe there is any further threat at this time to the general public,” Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said during a Tuesday press conference. “However as a precaution, as we do many times in these kinds of incidents, we have increased our police presence in particular to Tesla locations, or any Tesla-related locations across the valley.”
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) acknowledges the increase in police presence following the attack on a Tesla service center.
“The safety of employees and visitors at LVCC is always a top priority, and we take a proactive approach to security,” a spokesperson wrote. “In response to recent incidents involving Teslas, we work closely with Metro and The Boring Company to implement enhanced and visible safety measures across the four Loop stations spanning the LVCC campus. “
Additional layers of year-round security on the LVCC campus also include a 56-member security team and are aided by Metro’s Convention Center Area Command next door, according to the LVCVA spokesperson.
“The Loop at the LVCC remains restricted to convention attendees,” the spokesperson wrote. “Measures to restrict access, including a license plate recognition system, help prevent unauthorized entry to the system.”
Police and the FBI urged anyone with video of the fire or the suspect from Tuesday’s attack on the Las Vegas Tesla service center to call (702) 828-7777.
