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Driver armed with a flamethrower rams LADWP substation in possible ‘terrorism-related event’
California Post ^ | 2/20/26 | Katie Jerkovich

Posted on 02/20/2026 11:21:11 PM PST by Libloather

A driver armed with a flamethrower has rammed a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power substation in a possible “terrorism-related event.”

The rented silver Nissan Sentra crashed through a secured gate at the site in Boulder City, Nevada, before a gun went off on Thursday.

A man, who was wearing “soft body armor” and had two shotguns and an assault rifle-style pistol, was found dead in the car suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said on Friday they were investigating the attack.

A police statement said: “Officers discovered a deceased adult male in the driver’s seat suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Multiple firearms were observed inside the vehicle.”

Officials said that there is no ongoing threat to the public at this time.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Local News; Travel
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Flamethrowers are really handy in knife fights. Video @ the link.
1 posted on 02/20/2026 11:21:11 PM PST by Libloather
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2 posted on 02/20/2026 11:24:35 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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It takes all those guns to kill himself? It appears he had no other use for them. Is the society working up to some sort of mass psychosis?


3 posted on 02/20/2026 11:52:48 PM PST by arthurus (l| covfeve |l c)
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Another medium functioning psychotic person copying actions that are seen in video games, movies, and real life. As long as violent scenarios, and violent ideas are circulated in the media”ether” some defective brain person will act on it.


4 posted on 02/20/2026 11:59:33 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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"I don't always ram my rental vehicle through the gates of a power substation, but when I do, I always bring a flamethrower."

5 posted on 02/21/2026 12:02:20 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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Is the society working up to some sort of mass psychosis?

A Muslim, or trans?

6 posted on 02/21/2026 1:50:05 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF ISR pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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7 posted on 02/21/2026 1:55:27 AM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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assault rifle-style pistol,

Uh, okay

8 posted on 02/21/2026 2:05:02 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (AOC for President, 2028. And don't forget to detoxify your liver.)
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Working up? Did you miss Covid? We’ve been in one for a while.


9 posted on 02/21/2026 3:06:54 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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WTF is an assault rifle-style pistol?


10 posted on 02/21/2026 4:07:35 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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LOL! Please - no Mora.....


11 posted on 02/21/2026 4:17:49 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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It’s an AR-forty-16 chambered in thirty-ought-12 gauge. Has a belt-fed high capacity magazine, “shoulder thing that goes up,” and a bayonet lug. Oh yeah, and it’s a ghost gun with absolutely no metal parts and is invisible to x-ray machines.


12 posted on 02/21/2026 4:28:14 AM PST by Repeat Offender
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Cop killer bullets that can shoot clean through an elementary school


13 posted on 02/21/2026 4:39:02 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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The chaplain of the news dept would like to offer a prayer that the suspect be MAGA.


14 posted on 02/21/2026 4:40:19 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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It is a description of a firearm by someone who has no clue of what they are talking about. Probably a Glock. Glocks make all kinds of assault weapons. Everything from assault style water guns to 50 cal blunderbusses.


15 posted on 02/21/2026 4:43:46 AM PST by Texas resident ( We finally have an American President again)
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WTF is an assault rifle-style pistol?

All the cool kids have them.


16 posted on 02/21/2026 7:37:58 AM PST by Salman (Trump is good, but we need Pinochet. )
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17 posted on 02/21/2026 7:39:21 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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“assault rifle-style pistol”

What???


18 posted on 02/21/2026 7:49:34 AM PST by dljordan (Yeah, I'm a Boomer and it's all my fault you whiny little bitch.)
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Did he ram the place with his body or was a driving the car that rammed the place. Not really clear. And car ramming is covered und the peaceful protest clause of the constitution. /s


19 posted on 02/21/2026 8:00:46 AM PST by kvanbrunt2
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And they found Left-wing and Right-wing books in his room.


20 posted on 02/21/2026 8:04:09 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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