A major development in the Nashville Christmas Day bombing that shocked the nation has emerged, with investigators identifying the prime suspect as one Anthony Quinn Warner, and releasing a photo of Warner on Sunday, Dec. 27.
The case officer said Warner, 63, committed the crime alone and blew himself up at the scene at the time of the explosion. As for Warner’s motive and why he chose this particular location to commit the crime, investigators are still looking into it.
The FBI released a photo of Anthony Quinn Warner, the prime suspect in the Nashville bombing, on Sunday, Dec. 27. Federal prosecutor Don Cochran told the media that Warner was present at the time of the bombing and killed himself along with it.
Federal prosecutor Don Cochran said, “We have concluded that the suspect in the bombing is named Anthony Warner. He was at the scene when the bomb exploded and killed himself along with it. We came to these conclusions based on forensic evidence, which included DNA evidence as well as evidence collected at the scene of the explosion.”
Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link Warner, 63, to the mysterious explosion, but did not say what motivated Warner to commit the crime or why he chose this particular location to commit the crime, but said that Warner was alone in the crime.
We are continuing to follow leads, but there is no indication at this time that anyone else was involved in the bombing,” said Douglas Konecki of the FBI’s Memphis office. We have reviewed many hours of surveillance video in the vicinity of the RV and we have not found anyone else in the vicinity of the vehicle.”
The bombing occurred early on Christmas morning when the streets were empty, and a pre-recorded alarm sounded from an RV parked on a downtown Nashville street, claiming a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, accompanied by a countdown and music. Arriving police officers then evacuated residents from nearby buildings. Shortly thereafter, the RV exploded.
Officer James Wells, who was there, recalled: “When I turned around, I came to feel like I had just taken three steps, and then the music stopped. I was walking toward my colleague Topping when all I saw was a flash of orange and then I heard a loud bang. I was shaken and stumbled by the explosion, and I told myself to stay on my feet and stay alive, and then I ran as fast as I could toward my colleague Topping to make sure she was okay. We met in the middle and grabbed each other and made sure each other was OK.”
Nashville Police Officer Amanda Topping said, “We approached each other and then I saw one of the biggest flames I’ve ever seen, the biggest explosion I’ve ever seen, and all I saw was an orange color, and then I saw my colleague and I saw him stumble, and then I felt the heat and the shock wave.”
The blast hit the downtown landmark American Telephone and Telegraph building and a total of 40 nearby buildings, in addition to causing damage to cell phone communication services in several southern states, as well as to police and hospital communications. Police said they did not know Warner as a person prior to the bombing.
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