NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Attorney Donald Cochran identified Anthony Q. Warner on Sunday as the bomber in a Christmas Day explosion that rocked downtown Nashville.
Police Chief John Drake had identified Warner, 63, as a person of interest in the case. He is believed to have died in the explosion.
DNA found at the scene was matched to samples taken at another location searched by investigators, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch confirmed.
The Metro Nashville Police Department on Sunday posted a video of the explosion. The 39-second video shows a person walking away from the scene, followed by an explosion that shakes the MNPD camera and dislodges a traffic light.
Anthony Warner was RV bomber, killed in Christmas Day blast in Nashville, federal officials say Peter Sblendorio
A man believed to have acted alone in the explosion of a bomb inside an RV in Nashville early Christmas morning was killed in the blast, federal authorities said Sunday.
The man was identified as Anthony Quinn Warner after officials connected him to the incident through evidence that included a DNA match.
“We’re still following leads, but right now there is no indication that any other persons were involved,” FBI special agent Douglas Korneski. “We’ve reviewed hours of security video surrounding the recreation vehicle. We saw no other people involved.”
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Police bodycam video shows moments after bomb went off in Nashville
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A tip, a hat and a pair of gloves provided all the evidence authorities needed to identify the remains of a man they say triggered the bomb that rocked this city and took his own life on Christmas morning.
David Rausch, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said Monday that a tip from the public put Anthony Quinn Warner on law enforcement radar and that DNA from gloves and a hat retrieved from a car Warner owned help confirm the identification.
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Police bodycam video shows moments after bomb went off in Nashville
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A tip, a hat and a pair of gloves provided all the evidence authorities needed to identify the remains of a man they say triggered the bomb that rocked this city and took his own life on Christmas morning.
David Rausch, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said Monday that a tip from the public put Anthony Quinn Warner on law enforcement radar and that DNA from gloves and a hat retrieved from a car Warner owned help confirm the identification.
Pictured, Anthony Quinn Warner Nashville RV bomber. Image release via Nashville police.
Anthony Quinn Warner Nashville RV bomber was lone wolf who died in blast according to DNA collected. Believed to be sole perpetrator as questions remain.
Tennessee authorities announced late Sunday the man responsible for the explosion that went off in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning died in the blast.
Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, was identified as the individual responsible for Friday’s explosion. He perished in the blast, according to
US Attorney Don Cochran.
‘Anthony Warner is the bomber,’ Cochran said during Sunday’s press conference.
‘He was present when the bomb went off and he perished in the bombing.’