on nash news now: 6 officers who evacuated will speak out tomorrow
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2020/12/25/nashville-explosion-police-officers-saved-lives-before-rv-blew-up/4046460001/
Six Nashville officers ran into danger on Friday morning as they helped evacuate residents before a large explosion rocked downtown.
Nashville police and fire crews responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Second Avenue and Commerce Street and noticed a suspicious RV parked outside an AT&T building just before 6 a.m. Friday, according to spokesman Don Aaron.
Officers and witnesses heard a recording from the RV giving a dire warning: “Evacuate now. There is a bomb. A bomb is in this vehicle and will explode."
At least six Nashville police officers acted quickly to start evacuating people from nearby buildings.
An officer also alerted the department's hazardous devices unit, which was en route, when a "significant explosion" happened.
Mayor John Cooper called them "heroes" at a Friday evening news conference.
no, but this will be on channel 4 WSMV
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the officers in a news release late Friday as:
Officer Brenna Hosey, who has been with the department for 4 years;
Officer James Luellen, who has been with the department for 3 years;
Officer Michael Sipos, who has been with the department for 16 months;
Officer Amanda Topping, who has been with the department for 21 months;
Officer James Wells, who has been with the department for 21 months; and
Sergeant Timothy Miller, who has been with the department for 11 years.