TN - RV Explosion, Nashville, 25 Dec 2020

[nugzter]

Those preliminary gunshots and the fact that shells were found, and the delay in the countdown has made me wonder if the shooter/perp was inside the van.

Yes. Very Possible. Suicide? Possible. What statement is being made here? I doubt it is because of bad service from AT&T. Why shoot to attract the Police? Or was it to attract the Press as well? I'm sure they have video of the time the RV was parked to when it exploded. So if suspects exited the RV, they would have been seen on video. Or was it parked to where a suspect could park and flee without detection?

 

[whitelilac]

How the investigation is being carried out:
Here's how officials are likely to handle the investigation of the Nashville explosion - CNN

 

[IzzyBlanche]

Investigators search Antioch address Saturday

Nashville explosion: Investigators at Antioch home Saturday

 

[whitelilac]

Yes. Very Possible. Suicide? Possible. What statement is being made here? I doubt it is because of bad service from AT&T. Why shoot to attract the Police? Or was it to attract the Press as well? I'm sure they have video of the time the RV was parked to when it exploded. So if suspects exited the RV, they would have been seen on video. Or was it parked to where a suspect could park and flee without detection?

I think the shots were to wake people up. Several witnesses did say they heard shots and got up, before hearing the recording. And, yes, to attract the cops too I guess.
IF a perp got out of the vehicle, and was recorded on video, no doubt he/she would be unrecognizable I'd think....hoodie, mask, no clear features in clothing etc.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

The man who took that dramatic video from his apartment and got out, said he wanted to go back and get his cat, but wasn't allowed to. Made me sad......

That just ruined my morning. I was jubilant that no one had been killed. I hope he finds his cat alive.

 

[Inobu]

I think the shots were to wake people up. Several witnesses did say they heard shots and got up, before hearing the recording. And, yes, to attract the cops too I guess.
IF a perp got out of the vehicle, and was recorded on video, no doubt he/she would be unrecognizable I'd think....hoodie, mask, no clear features in clothing etc.

Good chance the shots were to gain entrance to the facility. It has 2 garage doors so the shots could have been to breech the doors.
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[whitelilac]

That just ruined my morning. I was jubilant that no one had been killed. I hope he finds his cat alive.

Yes me too....I read that the curfew will end tomorrow Sunday. Hopefully the cat is hiding inside its familiar spaces.
I had a fire in my duplex many years ago...I wasn't home. I was not allowed to enter the building for safety reasons. When I did eventually, I found my cat safe and hiding in an unaffected area.

 

[Dre]

I think the shots were to wake people up. Several witnesses did say they heard shots and got up, before hearing the recording. And, yes, to attract the cops too I guess.
IF a perp got out of the vehicle, and was recorded on video, no doubt he/she would be unrecognizable I'd think....hoodie, mask, no clear features in clothing etc.

YES, this!
I really think the multiple groups of shots was to wake people up so they could hear the recording and evacuate.

I do not think that first responders were the target either as the vehicle would have exploded before the countdown was up.

I still think this was a test for something else down the road.

All moo!

 

[Lusitana]

How does someone even get to a point where this seems like a good idea? It's sad. I'm glad there were no other deaths.

 

[whitelilac]

<modsnip>
"As the investigation continues, there are no signs of an active manhunt, an indication that investigators are not looking for someone who still poses a danger to the public, several law enforcement sources tell CNN." Nashville explosion: Investigators have received 500 tips related to Christmas blast - CNN

 

[Laughing]

McVeigh did it.

Keep in mind that ag chemical regulations changed after McVeigh's terrorist attack.

Apparently accumulating the amount of ag chemical that McVeigh used would be difficult today.

Even if you operate several farms & drive by the ag chem dealer's home while working those farms.

Still wanna know how the RV was obtained & the back story here! The hospital systems loosing Internet access is a serious problem today.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[Ray_of_hope]

I wonder if it was a suicide but not sure why so dramatic. Maybe Christmas was a miserable holiday for him. Just weird speculation. Doesn't seem like whomever wanted to hurt anyone despite the fact that it could have.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

News 4 Nashville reporter reports bags being removed from the Antioch home.

https://twitter.com/JoshuaColeLive/status/1342950966279229444?s=19

 

[whitelilac]

Keep in mind that ag chemical regulations changed after McVeigh's terrorist attack.

Apparently accumulating the amount of ag chemical that McVeigh used would be difficult today.

Even if you operate several farms & drive by the ag chem dealer's home while working those farms.

Still wanna know how the RV was obtained & the back story here! The hospital systems loosing Internet access is a serious problem today.

jmho ymmv lrr

According to the former FBI bomb expert, the explosives in this bombing were not the same as those in the Oklahoma City one anyway....
Bomb expert breaks down evidence at blast site - CNN Video

 

[whitelilac]

News 4 Nashville reporter reports bags being removed from the Antioch home.

https://twitter.com/JoshuaColeLive/status/1342950966279229444?s=19

note the different front grill on the two RVs, that someone pointed out.

 

[indicolite22]

I wonder if it was a suicide but not sure why so dramatic. Maybe Christmas was a miserable holiday for him. Just weird speculation. Doesn't seem like whomever wanted to hurt anyone despite the fact that it could have.

I also think suicide is a viable theory. Maybe the perpetrator had a dream to be somebody, even if it was posthumously and through infamy.

 

[indicolite22]

CNN: Investigators looking into the Christmas day explosion in Nashville believe the blast was likely the result of a suicide bombing, according to 2 law enforcement sources w/direct knowledge of the investigation⁩ -⁦
@ShimonPro⁩
@evanperez

https://twitter.com/vplus/status/1342959057435566080

 

[Karennn7]

“the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a report Saturday that tissue samples found at the scene were determined to be human remains. Officials said they were working vigorously to identify whom the remains belong to”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nashville-rv-explosion-updates-20201226-rftanvaq7bcilfwv6lxiudhyei-story.html%3foutputType=amp

 

[Blacksheep13]

Interesting they classified this as National Defense Airspace.

 

[CocoChanel]

Is CBS a trusted mainstream source to name a Person of Interest?

Person of interest identified in connection to Nashville blast

We have been asked by Websleuths Administration NOT to name the POI being mentioned by CBS UNTIL/UNLESS Law Enforcement names the person. That has not happened yet. Please do not name them in this thread at this time.