On Christmas Day in 2020, a bombing in Nashville left the city reeling. Now, the city is slowly bringing businesses back to 2nd Avenue North.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Around 4 years ago, an announcement began playing on a busy part of Nashville warning people to evacuate. It was coming from an RV that was brought to Second Avenue North during the morning of Christmas Day.
At around 6:30 a.m., it exploded. Around 40 buildings in the area, including businesses and homes, were damaged by the blast. A few of those buildings remained in shambles 4 years later. Five people were wounded and one person was killed — Anthony Quinn Warner. Authorities identified him as the bomber and said he died in the blast.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said he was driven by conspiracies and paranoia, and said he had picked the location and timing to maximize the impact of …