The US authorities confirmed Sunday that Anthony Q. Warner, a 63-year-old person of interest in the Nashville blast probe, was killed in the explosion.

Earlier, the investigators said that tissue that could be human remains had been found on the scene where a recreational vehicle (RV) exploded near the office of the AT&T telecom company on Christmas morning.

The FBI examined the DNA samples collected on the scene and were able to establish that Warner was in the motorhome when the bomb went off.

“We’ve come to the conclusion that an individual named Anthony Warner is the bomber and he was present when the bomb went off and that he perished in the bombing,” Donald Cochran, US Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, said at a press conference, as cited by Reuters.

The motive behind the attack, which left three people wounded and damaged over 40 businesses, while also triggering power outages in the area, is still being established.

Before exploding, the vehicle blared warnings that the area had to be evacuated, prompting the police officers who arrived to examine a report of gunfire in the area to clear out the residents.

US agents also raided Warner’s home as the investigators followed up on some 500 leads in the case.

Source: Agencies