Teslas Shot and Set on Fire at Las Vegas Shop; ‘Resist’ Scrawled on Building

Police investigate a Tesla facility attack involving arson, gunfire, and possible political motives. The FBI is investigating similar attacks in other states.

(Left) Tesla vehicles on fire; (Right) the word "RESIST" spray painted on the doors of a service center in Las Vegas on March 18, 2025. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Authorities are investigating a targeted attack at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning, where multiple vehicles were shot at and set on fire by an assailant who scrawled the word “RESIST” on the building.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren told a press briefing in Las Vegas on March 18 that a suspect in all-black clothing used Molotov cocktails to ignite the vehicles and fired multiple rounds at them before fleeing.