2020 Nashville bombing

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2020 Nashville bombing
CCTV footage of the bombing
Map
Location166 Second Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates36°09′50″N 86°46′35″W / 36.16389°N 86.77639°W / 36.16389; -86.77639
DateDecember 25, 2020 (2020-12-25)
6:30 am CST (12:30 UTC)
TargetUnknown
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponCar bomb
Deaths1 (the perpetrator)[1]
Injured8
PerpetratorAnthony Quinn Warner[1]
MotiveSuicide driven by life stressors (Suspected)[2]

On December 25, 2020, Anthony Quinn Warner detonated a recreational vehicle (RV) bomb in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States, killing himself, injuring eight people and damaging dozens of buildings in the surrounding area.[3][4][5][6] It took place at 166 Second Avenue North between Church Street and Commerce Street at 6:30 am, adjacent to an AT&T network facility, resulting in days-long communication service outages.

People near the RV heard gunshots, and loudspeakers on the RV warned them to evacuate before the bombing, which was felt miles away.[4][7][8] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) determined that Warner, a Nashville resident, was the bomber and acted alone.[1][9]

  1. ^ a b c Alund, Natalie Neysa; Jeong, Yihyun; Hineman, Brinley. "Nashville explosion: Anthony Warner died in explosion, was 'bomber,' authorities say". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "FBI Releases Report on Nashville Bombing". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Radford, Benjamin (2021). "Nashville Christmas bomber: An alien and lizard-people conspiracy theorist". Skeptical Inquirer. 45 (2): 5–6.
  4. ^ a b Almasy, Steve; Silverman, Hollie; Andone, Dakin (December 25, 2020). "Possible human remains found near Nashville explosion site, police chief says". CNN. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CNN.Possible was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Kruesi, Kimberlee; Balsamo, Michael; Tucker, Eric (December 26, 2020). "FBI at home of possible person of interest in Nashville bomb". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Rahman, Khaleda (December 25, 2020). "Nashville Tennessee RV Explosion 'Intentional Act' Say Police, Downtown Evacuated". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Einhorn, Erin; Madani, Doha (December 25, 2020). "Nashville police investigating 'intentional' Christmas morning vehicle explosion". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Schwartz, Matthew S. (December 27, 2020). "Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say". NPR. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.