Nashville Blast Damages 41 Shops; Governor Calls For Emergency Aid Published December 27th, 2020 - 12:03 GMT
Police close off an area damaged by an explosion on Christmas morning on December 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. A Hazardous Devices Unit was en route to check on a recreational vehicle which then exploded outside An Intentional explosion on Christmas morning causes Significant damage in downtown Nashville Terry Wyatt/Getty Images/AFP Terry Wyatt / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
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Lee added the Volunteer State spent $175 million between February 2019 and December 2020 responding to larger incidents and now needs federal assistance.
Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has requested emergency federal assistance as the southern US state struggles with the aftermath of an apparent bombing in the city of Nashville on Christmas Day.
Authorities confirm person of interest as Nashville bomber, say he died at the scene
Nashville Fire responded to the blast linked to a vehicle on Second Avenue North early Friday. The site is in the city s entertainment district. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:05 PM CST December 27, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Sunday UPDATE:
Officials said that Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, of Antioch, Tennessee was confirmed as the bomber and that he died in the bombing.
Officials said that DNA testing was conducted on tissue that was found at the scene. They said that there was no indication that any other person was involved in the bombing, after reviewing footage and evidence gathered after days of investigating efforts.
25 Dec 2020
Tennessee Republicans Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Senator-elect Bill Hagerty, and Gov. Bill Lee responded to the explosion that rocked Nashville on Christmas Day, saying it was “intentional” and “cowardly.”
They also said they were “praying” for those who were impacted by the incident, including the three injured people.
Lee wrote on Twitter:
Early this morning, an explosion occurred in downtown Nashville around Second Avenue and Commerce Street. Federal, state and local law enforcement partners are on the scene to investigate what we believe was an intentional act.
We will supply all of the resources needed to determine what happened and who was responsible. Please join [the governor’s wife Maria Lee] and me in praying for those who were injured and we thank all of our first responders who acted so quickly this morning.