The police who responded to the Nashville bombing “reiterate the fact that law enforcement is fully funded,” said Congressman Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., On Monday.
“It is interesting to me that Nashville really is the center of wokeness in this state when it comes to getting funding from our police and many of the protests against our police have been there,” Burchett told Fox & Friends.
Burchett praised the “four excellent examples” of police officers who responded to the impending explosion by warning nearby residents to evacuate the area.
“But, you had the police knowing that an explosion was going to happen and then they went and literally knocked on the doors, I think, of about 57 families who could have lost their lives, and because of their heroism, no lives were lost I think it reiterates what every law enforcement man or woman does every day when they wear that badge. They know they can risk their lives. “
ANTHONY QUINN WARNER: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE SUSPECT OF BOMBARDER NASHVILLE
Federal authorities on Sunday identified the suspect in the Nashville RV Christmas bombing as Anthony Quinn Warner.
The investigators said they used DNA to identify the remains found at the site as that of Warner, 63. The FBI said it also combined the vehicle’s vehicle identification number with a record belonging to Warner.
Warner is believed to have acted alone, but authorities have yet to determine why. He was not known to the police before the Christmas explosion.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION
The explosion shook Nashville early on Christmas morning, well before the downtown streets started to move. Before the explosion, a taped announcement alerted anyone nearby that a bomb was going to explode soon.
Sources say Warner was a computer consultant who worked as an independent contractor for Fridrich & Clark Realty, a Nashville-based real estate firm.
Fridrich and Clark President Steve Fridrich told Fox News that Warner was never an employee of the company, but occasionally maintained its computers. Fridrich said that Warner announced his retirement earlier this month and has had no contact with the company since.
Bradford Betz of Fox News contributed to this report.