(NPR) Authorities Name Suspect In Nashville Blast; Believe Explosion Was Possible Suicide Bombing

Authorities Name Suspect In Nashville Blast; Believe Explosion Was Possible Suicide Bombing








Nashville Police officers Brenna Hosey, left, and James Wells embrace after speaking at a news conference Sunday in Nashville. Hosey and Wells are part of a group of officers credited with evacuating people before an explosion took place in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.



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Authorities Name Suspect In Nashville Blast; Believe Explosion Was Possible Suicide Bombing






A city official told NPR that forensic investigators are now trying to match DNA from human remains found at the blast site to DNA collected from a home searched by federal authorities on Saturday.