Mural Honors Heroism of Nashville Officers During Christmas Bombing

A new mural in Nashville honors the six Metro Police officers who ran to danger and saved lives before the Christmas Day bombing.
A new mural in Nashville honors the six Metro Police officers who ran to danger and saved lives before the Christmas Day bombing.
When officers arrived to the residence of Warner's girlfriend, Raymond Throckmorton identified himself as a representative of Anthony Warner and said his client has frequently spoken about the military and bomb making.
The time was 6:25 a.m. on Christmas morning. Nashville police worked quickly to clear 2nd Avenue North downtown, the stretch that houses the entertainment district. Officers can be seen walking past B.B.King’s Club as they evacuated buildings. As they moved down the sidewalk, holiday music from a store mixed with the eerie recording coming from a white RV parked on the street.
Officer James Luellen was the first to arrive on Second Avenue North on Christmas morning to a call of shots fired. Officer Brenna Hosey arrived to back up. As soon as she got out of the car, almost immediately, the RV started making an announcement.
Responding officers evacuated the residential buildings in the area after hearing the warning. They were working to get people out when the explosion detonated.
Police say the deceased 24-year-old man tried using an explosive device to blow up the ATM by Sidekicks Sports Bar, but when the device went off, he was thrown to the ground with serious injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and died.
The DHS bomb-making materials awareness program teaches officers what to look for to prevent attacks that use homemade bombs.
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When officers arrived around 10:30 a.m., Rahimi pulled a 9mm pistol and opened fire — hitting one of the Linden officers in the torso and in his ballistic vest, according to authorities.
Police in Northern Ireland were the target of an explosion near the border with the Irish Republic, authorities said.