The suspect allegedly behind the Christmas Day attack in downtown Nashville was identified as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner, two sources in the law confirmed to Fox News.
Authorities believe Warner owned the trailer that exploded in downtown Nashville on Friday morning, the sources said. He would also have died in the explosion.
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Human tissue has been found among the debris left by the blast and researchers will run DNA tests.
A police officer goes through the damage of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Friday, December 25, 2020. Buildings rocked in the immediate area and beyond after a crash was heard on Christmas morning. (AP Photo / Mark Humphrey)
Nashville Metro Police Department spokesman Don Aaron confirmed Warner’s identity to the Associated Press on Sunday. He did not provide further details. However, Warner had experience with electronics and alarms, according to public records.
Warner reportedly lived in the house in Antioch, Tennessee, searched for several hours on Saturday by the FBI and several other law enforcement agencies. The home address on Google Earth shows the same trailer parked in different parts of the property several years ago.
It appears to be a “lone wolf” situation, but the reason remains under investigation. Authorities do not believe that the city of Nashville is in danger.
A trailer played warning messages and music before detonating around 6:30 am on Christmas Day in Nashville. (Metro Nashville Police)
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Separately, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press that federal investigators began to examine Warner’s digital footprint and financial history. They are also examining a recent transfer from a home in the Nashville suburb.
Police said the RV sounded warnings to evacuate and a 15-minute countdown to clear the area. The woman’s voice on the recording is considered a robotic and computerized voice, the sources said.
The RV also played a song before detonating, which was identified by the police as “Downtown” by Petula Clark.
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The researchers continued to discover how that individual could have mounted a bomb and in what time frame.
“It will only take some time,” said Douglas Korneski, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s field office in Memphis, at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. “Our investigation team is turning over every stone” to understand who did it and why.
The attack, which damaged an AT&T building, continued to wreak havoc on cell phone service and police and hospital communications in several southern states as the company worked to restore service.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.