Two people are dead and five others were injured after a car plowed into a crowded intersection outside a concert venue in Rochester, New York on New Year’s Eve.
Investigators named Michael Avery, 35, as the suspect. He died in the crash. An image of Mr Avery was released on Tuesday.
Police found his vehicle had been filled with gasoline canisters just before he drove his vehicle into the crowd.
Investigators have thus far found no evidence the incident was a terror attack or was otherwise driven by Mr Avery’s ideology. Previous reporting suggested a suicide note had been found, but police clarified on Tuesday that no note was found among Mr Avery’s possessions.
Rochester Police Chief David Smith believes Mr Avery was possibly suffering a mental health break.
“Avery may have been suffering from possible undiagnosed mental health issues,” he said during a Tuesday press conference.
