Nashville Tennessean
Big questions still linger four days after a bomb wrecked historic Second Avenue, but Nashville is pivoting to recovery mode as the shock lifts.
Law enforcement continues to make progress in the investigation; AT&T is restoring service; and some cleanup downtown started Monday.
But a mountain of work lays ahead. Residents and businesses affected by the blast have to piece together the parts of their lives and livelihoods shattered on Christmas morning. While federal, state and local authorities identified who is responsible, they are still digging deeper into what happened and why.
David Rausch, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said the best way to determine motive is to talk to the person responsible, but that is not possible.
Nashville police bodycam footage shows raw moments of chaos before and after explosion John Bacon and Holly Meyer, USA TODAY
Nashville police bodycam footage shows the moments before and after bomb exploded downtown
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Four days after an explosion ripped through a historic section of downtown, a clearer picture of the bombing and the man behind it emerged Tuesday.
The motive for the Christmas morning blast remained elusive, and authorities said it may never be determined. The actions of the man responsible for the bombing in recent days and weeks suggest he never intended to survive the event that took his life and wounded three people.