Friday, December 25, 2020

Police: Christmas morning explosion in Nashville "an intentional act"

Downtown Nashville in 2018

Christmas took a dark turn this morning. Pray for those injured, whose homes and businesses have been destroyed, and those who may not have jobs after today's explosion in Nashville.

From the Tennesseean:

Nashville authorities believe an explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning was an "intentional act" and sparked by a vehicle.
Police came across a suspicious RV parked outside a nearby AT&T building near Second Avenue and Commerce Street before 6 a.m., when initially responding to calls of shots fired in the area, said Metro police spokesperson Don Aaron.
There were no immediate evidence of any shooting but officers alerted the department's bomb squad, which was en route when a "significant explosion" happened about thirty 30 minutes later, Aaron said.
Just before the blast, officers were conducting door-to-door checks in the area and had redirected a man walking his dog along the street.


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