The FBI has released new information about the man responsible for a Christmas Day bombing outside of an AT&T transmission building in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner, was the only person killed in the blast, which injured eight people and damaged over 40 buildings.
The FBI said that he acted alone and did not have a "broader ideological motive" behind the attack.
"The FBI assesses Warner's detonation of the improvised explosive device was an intentional act in an effort to end his own life, driven in part by a totality of life stressors – including paranoia, long-held individualized beliefs adopted from several eccentric conspiracy theories, and the loss of stabilizing anchors and deteriorating interpersonal relationships," the agency explained in a press release.
FBI investigators collected more than 3,000 pounds of evidence from the bomb site, conducted over 250 interviews, and received more than 2,500 tips during their investigation.
"The FBI would like to thank the citizens and private sector partners of Nashville, Tennessee, for their support during the response and investigation, especially those who provided tips and volunteered their time and resources," Special Agent in Charge Douglas Korneski of the FBI Memphis Field Office said.
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