Report: Nashville police could have done more with bomb tip
TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2020 file photo, a vehicle destroyed in a Christmas Day explosion remains on the street in Nashville, Tenn. Nashville police could have done a better job of following up on a tip about bomb-making activity by the man who later detonated an explosive in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day, a report released Wednesday, June 2, 2021, concludes.Mark Humphrey/AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville police could have done a better job of following up on a 2019 tip about bomb-making activity by the man who later detonated an explosive in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day, a report released Wednesday concludes.
A report concludes that police could have done more in their response to a 2019 tip about bomb-making activity by the man who later detonated an explosive in.
A report found that police could have done more in their response to a 2019 tip about bomb-making activity by the man who later detonated an explosive in Nashville.
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Anthony Warner s Antioch homePhoto: Matt Masters
The Metro Nashville Police Department s investigation into warnings in 2019 that Christmas Day bomber Anthony Warner was building bombs at his home was insufficient, according to a report released Wednesday by the department.
Warner detonated a bomb in an RV on downtown Nashville s Second Avenue on Christmas morning, killing himself and damaging dozens of buildings up and down the street. A warning blaring from the RV before the explosion alerted residents and allowed police officers to evacuate the area. No one else was killed in the explosion. Warner was apparently obsessed with a number of conspiracy theories, but his motives for the bombing apart from a desire to kill himself remain unclear. Metro