Las Vegas police make arrest for 'targeted attack' at Tesla center
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Police have arrested a man in what they called a “targeted attack” at a Tesla collision center last week.

Officers arrested Paul Kim, 36, on Wednesday on charges including arson and possessing an explosive device.

The fires happened Tuesday, March 18, around 2:45 a.m.

Five vehicles were damaged, including the two engulfed in flames. Police also said they believed the person who set the fires also fired gunshots into the cars.

“He used what appeared to be multiple Molotov cocktails and firearms to conduct his attack,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Asst. Sheriff Dori Koren said during a news conference last week.

The word “resist” was spray-painted on the Tesla center’s front doors. Police said an unignited Molotov cocktail was found in one of the cars.

Kim was due in court Thursday afternoon. It was not immediately clear what led to his arrest.

A person with the same first name, middle name, last name and birth year as Kim was registered as a nonpartisan, according to Clark County Election Department records.

Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk referred to the fire as “terrorism.”

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