Just after 6:30 a.m. on Christmas morning, a vehicle in downtown Nashville exploded in a blast so powerful that windows in nearby buildings were shattered. According to Nashville’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the explosion resulted from an “intentional bombing incident” outside of 166 Second Avenue North.
The Metro Government of Nashville website reported: “MNPD, FBI, and ATF are investigating today’s intentional 6:30 a.m. explosion of an RV outside 166 2nd Avenue North downtown. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic downtown is restricted as the investigation continues. Officers responded to shots fired call on 2nd Avenue at approximately 5:30 a.m. The department’s Hazardous Devices Unit was called to check the RV. As those officers were en route, the vehicle exploded outside an A-T-&-T transmission building. Multiple buildings on 2nd Avenue were damaged, some extensively.”
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