(NPR) Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say

Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say








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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Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say






Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas incident died in the blast.