Las Vegas police investigate possible terror attack in Boulder City

Las Vegas police are investigating a possible terrorist attack in Boulder City on Friday, authorities said.

Details of the investigation were limited, but Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in his annual State Department address that the incident “appears to be a credible counterterrorism threat.”

A driver tried to crash his car into an electrical substation near Interstate 11 on Thursday, authorities said. X.

ABC 13 Las Vegas, which first reported the story, said a vehicle crashed into a facility.

FOX5 Las Vegas police responded to the crash outside Boulder City, about 30 minutes from Las Vegas, police said. It was stated that the only person in the vehicle died in the accident.

The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible terrorist threat because the driver crossed state lines before the crash, the news station said.

News of the potential terrorist attack was made while McMahill was discussing previous Department of Homeland Security and counterterrorism incidents in the city, including the attack on the Trump International Hotel and the discovery of a biological laboratory in a Las Vegas home.

“Just last night our counterterrorism teams were and are still working on an incident that occurred here in our valley, and of course I’ll talk about it next,” he told the audience. “But it still appears to be a credible counterterrorism threat.”

McMahill did not provide details about the incident, but suggested that the suspected attacker was heading from New York to southern Nevada.

A Metropolitan Police Department spokesman said more details would be provided at a news conference at 1 p.m.

This is an evolving story.