2024-04-15 05:51:49
Text: Karla Castillo
Just after dawn on December 25, an explosion rocked downtown Nashville. The police discovered human remains at the scene, which they confirmed belong to the perpetrator of the crime and owner of the motorhome that flew into the air: Anthony Quinn Warner, 63 years old.
On Christmas morning, the explosion of the motorhome left three non-serious injuries and the human remains found later, which, when compared with Warner’s DNA, tested positive.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has shared steps of the investigation, and indicated that they met, along with the police, at Warner’s home, in Antioch, about 15 kilometers from where the event took place, even targeting Warner as a suspect.
There, when speaking with neighbors, they confirmed that he was not married, that he had lived for years with his parents, until his father died in 2011 and he finally moved to live alone in a house near that of his mother, Betty Christine. Lane.
Suspicions became reality when confirming that, according to public records, Warner obtained an explosives handling permit in November 2013, but it expired in November 2016, and that between 1993 and 1998 he was a licensed alarm installer.
Neighbors also reported that he was a lonely man, the owner of several dogs, and that he was obsessed with technology and the idea of it being used to spy on and control Americans, with misgivings mainly about 5G technology.
The authorities believe that he suffered from paranoia in relation to this cutting-edge technology, which would fit with one of the possible motivations for the attack to occur in front of the AT&T telecommunications company building.
It is speculated that its objective was to disrupt telecommunications in the area as much as possible, something that it evidently achieved, because it left a good part of the city without landline and mobile telephone service and the damage caused by the detonation was such that during the afternoon , flights scheduled to leave the city were suspended due to communication problems.
From the beginning, the act was considered intentional, which was reaffirmed when the authorities learned that the vehicle had transmitted a loud warning about the imminent explosion during the previous minutes.
When the explosion occurred, flames and black smoke were seen in the center of Nashville, precisely in the tourist heart of the city, which is full of bars, restaurants and establishments where you can listen to live music. Luckily, the buildings in the area were shaken by the explosion, but no collapses were reported.
Several security forces focused on investigating what happened, including the local police, firefighters and the FBI, and offered a reward for anyone who gave information that would lead to the arrest of those responsible for the explosion. In addition, the area was declared in danger. civil emergency and there was a curfew until this Sunday, December 27, at 4:30 pm local time.
In the midst of the investigation, social networks attacked the mayor of Nashville, John Cooper, because in an interview about the explosion he laughed, which offended many, who considered it inappropriate due to the moment of tension that was being experienced. . For some, the mayor’s reaction was inappropriate and unprofessional, while others defended him by saying that it was just nerves over what happened.