A Camera Outside A Building Recorded The Moment Of The Explosion In Downtown Nashville – The Vehicle With The Bomb Is Announcing To “Evacuate Now”(Video)
An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. The FBI is leading the investigation.
The 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 was no immediate evidence of any shooting but officers alerted the department’s bomb squad, which was en route when a “significant explosion” happened about 30 minutes later, Aaron said.
Just before the blast, officers were conducting door-to-door checks in the area and redirected a man walking his dog along the street. The force of the explosion knocked an officer to the ground. Three people were hospitalized with injuries, police said.
Video below:
Security Footage Of The Moments During The Explosion Showing A Police Officer Attempting To Clear The Area As A Onlooker With His Dog Look In The Direction Of The Explosion#Nashville #Tennessee #NashvilleExplosion
Source: https://t.co/Uh13sSDujB pic.twitter.com/uZuqgOtSSP
— V̸̢̙̙͒̈̑̀͛̍͝engeance (@TheVengeance17) December 25, 2020
Aaron said it was unclear if anyone was inside the RV when it exploded.
Another video that was sent to us a few moments ago shows the exact moment of the explosion.
What is striking was the vehicle with the bomb is warning through horns that the area had to be evacuated.
Video below:
Betsy Williams, the owner of the Melting Pot building across the street, told The Tennessean that guests reported the RV was stationed there since Thursday night.
Williams, who lives in a loft apartment on the third floor, said she heard the sound of loud, rapid-fire gunshots at about 4:30 a.m.
After multiple rounds of gunshot sounds, Williams said she called 911.
Then, she said, she heard a repeated warning she said came from the RV parked outside her building.
“Evacuate now. There is a bomb. A bomb is in this vehicle and will explode,” she remembers the recorded warning saying.
Then, she said, the voice started a 15-minute countdown.
Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard.
Footage from the scene on 2nd Ave North shows the damage that has been done:
— V̸̢̙̙͒̈̑̀͛̍͝engeance (@TheVengeance17) December 25, 2020
#Nashville #Tennessee
*potentially disturbing*
Major explosion with fire in downtown Nashville, TN, after an RV containing an explosive device allegedly exploded damaging several buildings.📷: via RyanEGraney pic.twitter.com/LmGeo1a1UA
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 25, 2020
President Donald Trump has been briefed, according to White House spokesperson Judd Deere, who said that Trump, who is spending the holidays in Florida, will continue to receive regular updates. The U.S. Justice Department said Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen was also briefed and directed all department resources be made available to help with the investigation.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said on Twitter that the state would provide the resources necessary “to determine what happened and who was responsible. Please join @MariaLeeTN and me in praying for those who were injured and we thank all of our first responders who acted so quickly this morning.”
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