During a press conference on Sunday, Nashville Metro Police Department (MNPD) officials said music played in the suspect’s trailer before the Nashville Christmas Day explosion.
Subway officer Tyler Luellen, one of six policemen who spoke during the MNPD briefing, said shortly before the Nashville explosion, the suspect or suspects who allegedly made RV an announcement to evacuate the area followed by a countdown.
After the countdown, the official stated that the song started playing in the RV.
“What I remember is downtown, where the light shines brightly,” said Luellen, referring to the music that was playing, as he and his fellow police officers were working quickly to evacuate people in the Second Avenue North and Commerce area Street.
The official said he looked for the song later and found it was the 1960s hit “Downtown” by British singer Petula Clark.
“When you’re alone and life is leaving you lonely / You can always go to the center / When you have concerns, all the noise and the rush / It seems to help, I know, in the center”, sings Clark at the beginning of the track.
Clark’s hit song was also featured on the television series Lost several times, as it was used for a scary effect during the show.
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During the meeting, Officer James Wells also revealed that the RV had cameras mounted on the car’s mirrors.
“There were also cameras in the RV like surveillance cameras over the mirror,” said Wells. “It looked like whoever was behind was watching us.”
Wells said he suffered from temporary hearing loss after the explosion and Luellen was knocked to the ground.
Three other people were sent to the region’s hospital with injuries not considered fatal, according to the MNPD.
Investigators are trying to establish the reason for the explosion caused by the suspect, Anthony Quinn Warner.
Some speculate that the explosion was probably the result of a suicide attack, as human remains were found in the trailer after the explosion.
Senior police officers previously confirmed to Newsweek that investigators will do a DNA test on Warner’s mother to determine if the remains found belonged to him.
“Assuming this is the bomber’s mother, the FBI labs are within 48-72 hours for confirmation,” said one of the main police sources previously. Newsweek.
The FBI is also investigating whether Warner acted in response to 5G conspiracy theories.
The MNPD said Newsweek they made no further comment and said to refer to Luellen’s remarks made during the press conference.
Newsweek contacted Clark, but got no response in time for publication.