Vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville Christmas morning: Dire warning came from RV

By artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 1:42pm |

By Yihyun Jeong & Brinley Hineman @ Nashville Tennessean, updated 12/25/20, 12:37 pm

Nashville authorities believe an explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning was an "intentional act" and sparked by a vehicle blast.

Police came across a suspicious RV parked outside a nearby AT&T building near Second Avenue and Commerce Street before 6 a.m., when initially responding to calls of shots fired in the area, said Metro police spokesperson Don Aaron.

There was no immediate evidence of any shooting but officers alerted the department's bomb squad, which was en route when a "significant explosion" happened about 30 minutes later, Aaron said.

Just before the blast, witnesses in the area report a dire warning coming from the RV: “Evacuate now. There is a bomb. A bomb is in this vehicle and will explode."

Then, the voice started a 15-minute countdown.

Officers were conducting door-to-door checks in the area and redirected a man walking his dog along the street. The force of the explosion knocked an officer to the ground. Three people were hospitalized with injuries, police said.[....]

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https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/12/25/downtown-nashville-explosion-christmas/4044635001/

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Right before the explosion, "If you can hear this message, evacuate now." https://t.co/NUxBDIqMoG
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

There's another security video (which I won't post) that shows a K9 handler, his dog, and another officer get hit by the explosion. I don't know if they're ok.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

Anyhow, I'll leave the newsy updates to others (local news is best for this) and I'm going to go check out the extremist chatter.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

According to the local police chief, the "evacuate now" announcements were coming from the RV.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

Explosion rocks downtown Nashville on Christmas morning https://t.co/UuzPAwIJzx via @ABC11_WTVD
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

Massive downtown Nashville explosion an 'intentional act', police say https://t.co/CCQzmScmsI via @tennessean
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 2:47pm

@jjmacnab https://t.co/Gx23g73P1p
— Naomi Kaufman Price (@writeo) December 25, 2020

The guy quasi-outed himself on reddit, and his mom gave a detailed (and consistent) description of events in a telephone interview with a local news network.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 25, 2020

good questions

What the hell were they targeting that they also wanted to try and evacuate people??
Wtf??
Like they really went to all the trouble of making that recording on top of the explosive
Idk it just seems unusual
I'm glad nobody was killed but wtf is this???
????
???
— Mask It Or Casket (@ChakuuFoxDragon) December 25, 2020

my comment:

if only they had properly defunded the police and sent in the social workers instead when the 911 call came in with a report of "shots fired"

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 2:57pm

A longer version looking like the same video is also posted on a 2014 YouTube account. https://t.co/UuquHT9Yuz
— Garrison Davis (@hungrybowtie) December 25, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 4:57pm

THREAD: I have discovered something online that *could* be relevant to the Nashville explosion, but I want to be extremely clear that I don't know what - if anything - to infer from it.

I'm hoping appropriate experts and authorities can take a look.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) December 25, 2020

note at the end of thread

Ok, on the advice of several other journalists as well as my own family with whom I'm celebrating Christmas right now, I've sent this information to the FBI.

We're cooking Christmas dinner right now and it is not my intention to be glued to Twitter this evening.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) December 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 4:46pm

BREAKING: Flights out of Nashville airport have been halted due to telecommunications issues associated with explosion downtown. Police say an RV exploded outside a building housing AT&T network equipment. 911 systems up to 180 miles away were knocked out. https://t.co/JhIlFSno5v
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 5:06pm

BREAKING: AP sources: Authorities have found human remains in the vicinity of the explosion in downtown Nashville. Find updates here: https://t.co/WZv5vkagOh
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 25, 2020

Law enforcement sources tell CBS News they’ve found what appears to be human remains near the explosion site in Nashville. They’ve not indicated whether the remains are from someone connected to the explosion or from an innocent victim. The RV that exploded is pictured here. pic.twitter.com/wfUP48EH4d
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) December 25, 2020

#CNN is now reporting that sources say possible human remains have been found near the explosion site in #Nashville. We are expecting another press conference in the next hour. @andersoncooper is live now, anchoring our Christmas coverage.
— Jennifer Feldman (@jenniferfeldman) December 25, 2020

has good picture of damage:

The FBI is taking over the investigation into an early-morning vehicle explosion in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, that left at least three people injured https://t.co/SPufpNh7p3 pic.twitter.com/UWrPfBDjk9
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 5:16pm

Bomb went off at 6:30AMCST.I'm 30ish miles South of Nashville.We had internet til noon, when they shut down the grid. We are still down. I stream TV, so haven't been able to catch up all day. BTW, saw an Apatche Helo on 12/18 circling our area. Never saw one before that day here.
— Hold The Line! - Toto (@RolandHoward11) December 26, 2020

ATT services down due to bombing in Nashvillehttps://t.co/X7kekPq3Jn
Article URL: https://t.co/X7kekPq3Jn Comments URL: https://t.co/EHf7uZrnhv Points: 102 #
— M157q News RSS (@M157q_News_RSS) December 26, 2020

@TMobileHelp My family and I dont have any network access including calls while we are in Nashville. Do you have any information or help about this situation?
— Aabhash (@aabhashkharel) December 26, 2020

Nashville reward grows to $315,000 after a large donation pledged by businessman Marcus Lemonis. https://t.co/XJC3nIKtFl https://t.co/FoIQcICSay
— Joshua Rodriguez (@Joshuajered) December 26, 2020

Well now I know what it’s like to have no cell service and no way to communicate.Landed in Nashville and because of the explosion none of my phones worked. Nice strangers let me use their phones. It is anxiety inducing. It gets even worse the hotel landlines aren’t working either
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 9:16pm

Some people, many people, (almost everybody) thinks it was (could believe!) it may be one of the murderers or criminals Trump just let out of prison (IT'S POSSIBLE!) ..!

by NCD on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 9:20pm

It may be *all* of them - some superhero/villain gang.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 9:45pm

https://youtu.be/Ja8azjMbQ5k

by Orion on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 11:10pm

NO EVIDENCE proves it was ALL A CONSPIRACY!

by NCD on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 11:24pm

^ great line that splains a whole lot of things!

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 12:58am

Terrible. The work of an extremist group?

by Orion on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 11:04pm

Can't use "terrorist" yet?

Parsing front page memes & linguistic patterns

https://t.co/pVP6LUaljx pic.twitter.com/L8OoLMyJmV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 26, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 2:36am

Dang.

I'm getting caught up on yesterday's twitter feed. It's just one WAG after another on the motive behind the Nashville explosion. Some academics / researchers / experts *really* need to take a breather and wait for some actual evidence to come in.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 4:09pm

New "hour ago" A.P. on law enforcement's "person of interest" (after press conference this afternoon), 3 reporters on it:

#Nashville
NEW:
“Investigators from multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies were at a home in Antioch, in suburban Nashville, after receiving information relevant to the investigation, said FBI Special Agent Jason Pack.”https://t.co/8ZcVQN2FsT
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 4:27pm

CNN’s @ShimonPro reporting that investigators believe #nashvillebombing was a suicide bombing; motive still unknown pic.twitter.com/kWgQE2Slv4
— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) December 26, 2020

This is how the FBI and ATF are searching for evidence in Nashville: pic.twitter.com/HKHUDltZJU
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 26, 2020

Walking block by block searching for the smallest of clues pic.twitter.com/poTh1rQHvC
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 26, 2020

We’ve been at an active scene in Antioch, TN for several hours. An FBI public information officer tells me teams are executing a court-authorized activity here. Bomb technicians first cleared the property as safe to enter, and evidence teams are going in and out of the house. pic.twitter.com/lfvqY3lGQE
— Natasha Chen (@NatashaChenCNN) December 26, 2020

Neighbors we spoke to say an RV has been parked at that property. Investigators believe the RV seen via Google Street View at the house is the same one at the center of the explosion, a law enforcement source said, but they can’t be certain because it was destroyed in the blast.
— Natasha Chen (@NatashaChenCNN) December 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 11:29pm

Nashville explosion 'probably suicide bombing' https://t.co/4n3xVW2HmJ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 27, 2020

Nashville investigators swab suspect's mother to check suicide bombing theory, sources say https://t.co/tqRRHKXkno
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 27, 2020

Anthony Quinn Warner Named as Nashville Bombing Person of Interest https://t.co/QfyVN6VgbJ via @heavysan
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 11:40pm

Authorities Say ‘Person of Interest’ Was Nashville Bomber, Announce His Fate https://t.co/bS4RfAfqhR pic.twitter.com/yUwm0rZGzO
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) December 27, 2020

Even when all of the evidence is gathered and the information can be woven into a working narrative, people are messy, there will be loose ends and inconsistencies.

These loose ends and consistencies will make the story ripe for conspiracy theories. Please don't do that.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

on the supposed copycat incident on a highway in TN Sun. morning (where no bomb was found) mentioned in the Law & Crime article:

Live feed of robot checking out a suspicious truck on Tennessee highway. https://t.co/80peQTzt1J
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

231 South in Wilson County shut down due to suspicious vehicle investigation https://t.co/cZcYmzEX9L via @wsmv
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

Looks like bomb techs are suiting up. https://t.co/vd85XoUz5I
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

Nerves of steel. pic.twitter.com/UjjFIezfqJ
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

https://t.co/lkNGY8GCLy
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 27, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/27/2020 - 5:43pm

above story continued

No explosives found in box truck playing audio 'similar' to Nashville bomber, arrest made https://t.co/aPhJf7WuDV
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 28, 2020

The idiot who pulled this stunt is an anti-mask, Pro Trumper. pic.twitter.com/2Nk5SF01SO
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 28, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 10:36pm

CNN's correspondent posted only 4 hrs. ago:

Just got a look at the blast site in Downtown Nashville. It’s pretty incredible. The fire alarms are still going off inside the buildings. pic.twitter.com/kQikHrfbPB
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 28, 2020

and 1 hr. ago:

FBI and ATF agents on hands and knees sifting sifting through debris. A lot debris has been already removed. pic.twitter.com/Z3hcCyadme
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 28, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 5:14pm

he was gonna save us all from the horrors of 5G:

BREAKING NEWS: If you guessed that we'd soon learn that Anthony Quinn Warner subscribed to at least one QAnon conspiracy theory—in this case, the "5G" conspiracy theory—you were right https://t.co/yh8uv7o58p
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 28, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 6:13pm

Anytime one of these psychos kills himself without taking any innocent bystanders with him he's a hero in my mind. I only hope more of them will follow his example

by ocean-kat on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 8:08pm

now that's certainly *black* humor (am I still allowed to say that if I don't capitalize the "b"?)

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 2:27am

Guy who works professionally in IT, doesn't know 5G is just a higher frequency radio wave than 4G, like a classic Pentium 200 is s higher frequency than 166.

Next: Q insurance? For businesses near AT&T facilities?

by NCD on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 10:00pm

Whoa: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Anthony Quinn Warner was “not on our radar” before the bombing. But his girlfriend reported that he was making bombs in the RV back in 2019 https://t.co/fMUma34BQN
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 30, 2020

also here's a cross-link to his last song I plopped on another thread by mistake (where coincidentally or not, Orion also said "whoa")

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 10:17pm

Why Nashville Bomb Investigators Feared Copycat Attacks by 5G Conspiracists https://t.co/675Hy6YsAZ
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 29, 2020

Officer Sipos' Body Camera Footage, Nashville 12/25/2020 https://t.co/gobZLSlpXV via @wsmv
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 10:34pm

Nashville bomber & lizards?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/girlfriend-nashville-bomber-warned-...

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 6:41pm

There were two television series that warned us about this plot

V 1984

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086822/

V 2009

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(2009_TV_series)

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 7:14pm

Just another example that there are plenty of smart people around with mental dysfunction and/or mental illness. And that what's known as "common sense" may be an underestimated virtue these days.

Doesn't help the situation: president constantly practicing PoMo theory to the max together with a massive wokee movement pushing the idea that everything bad that ever happened in the world fits neatly under one giant conspiracy intact for millennia.

p.s. not much difference here from the "Deep State" conspiracy right-wing nuts that have been pushing similar for four years. Lizards is actually quite creative compared to the Trilateral Commission or George Soros.

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 7:32pm

Police had RV in sights but couldn't search...

https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/12/30/nashville-mans-girlfriend-warned-he...

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 2:34am

This 2015 article talks about Silver Lake’s sale of SunGard, if you’re interested in reading more. The company that bought SunGard in 2015 sold it in 2017, so Silver Lake (Solar Winds’ parent company) is 2 steps and 5 years removed from SunGard.https://t.co/cl2MCmeBMH pic.twitter.com/ygqm6cnPWK
— Caroline Orr Bueno (@RVAwonk) December 27, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 01/02/2021 - 2:32pm

Bomber sent Xmas missives

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ff1479fc5b61817a5370e33

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 01/03/2021 - 7:25am

FBI putting lots of resources on this! Seems almost like it has really scared them, they're taking it very seriously.

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/03/2021 - 1:45pm

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