Las Vegas - New York man carrying explosives, weapons, targets power substation outside Boulder City, 20 February 2026

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• A man allegedly told his family he was going to be "on the news," before he drove a car full of explosives into a Nevada power substation in a suspected act of terrorism.
• Dawson Maloney, 23, referred to himself as his mother's "dead terrorist son" in a message sent to her before the incident, police said.
• Investigators said they found books relating to “extremist ideologies” in the Nevada hotel room where Maloney was staying, including some pertaining to “white supremacy and anti-government ideology"

https://people.com/man-crashes-car-with-explosives-into-power-substation-told-family-hed-be-on-the-news-11911405

FBI and Las Vegas police investigate suspected case of terrorism

A man, 23, drove a car full of weapons through gate of power facility before shooting himself in the head, officials said

www.theguardian.com

 

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New details are emerging about the death by suicide of Albany Law School student Dawson Maloney after authorities say the 23-year-old drove a car containing guns and explosives into a Nevada power substation in what investigators are treating as a suspected act of terrorism.

Metro police were called to the scene around 1 p.m. so their counterterrorism team could investigate, McMahill said. The FBI field offices in Las Vegas and Albany were also notified.

According to McMahill, Maloney was holding a shotgun that appeared to be the weapon he used to kill himself. Maloney was wearing soft body armor.

Several other guns were found in a search of the vehicle, along with “numerous” magazines, a box of shotgun shells and two devices that were described as flame throwers, McMahill said.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2024968073552580715

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/1-dead-after-ramming-power-substation-outside-las-vegas/

 

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• A man allegedly told his family he was going to be "on the news," before he drove a car full of explosives into a Nevada power substation in a suspected act of terrorism.
• Dawson Maloney, 23, referred to himself as his mother's "dead terrorist son" in a message sent to her before the incident, police said.
• Investigators said they found books relating to “extremist ideologies” in the Nevada hotel room where Maloney was staying, including some pertaining to “white supremacy and anti-government ideology"

https://people.com/man-crashes-car-with-explosives-into-power-substation-told-family-hed-be-on-the-news-11911405

FBI and Las Vegas police investigate suspected case of terrorism

A man, 23, drove a car full of weapons through gate of power facility before shooting himself in the head, officials said

www.theguardian.com

How did things get so far wrong in this man's life?