Nashville cop: âGod told meâ to check on fellow officer seconds before blast The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has identified six officers whose actions they say saved lives during the Christmas Day bomb explosion in downtown Nashville. (L-to-R, Top Row: Officer Brenna Hosey, Officer James, Wells, Officer Amanda Topping; Bottom Row: Sgt. Timothy Miller, Officer James Luellen, Officer Michael Sipos) (Source: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department) By Patrick Phillips | December 27, 2020 at 12:22 PM CST - Updated December 27 at 6:09 PM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WCSC/CNN) - Five of the Nashville police officers hailed as heroes in the aftermath of a Christmas morning explosion recounted the terrifying moments at a Sunday morning news conference.