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Tuesday 29 december 2020

Bomber to neighbor: The world is ‘never going to forget me’

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, DE- and gloves, to match War-
NISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL ner’s DNA and DNA was
BALSAMO taken from one of his family
Associated Press members, the official said.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It The official could not dis-
seemed like a friendly chat cuss the matter publicly
between neighbors. Only and spoke to the AP on
after a bomb exploded condition of anonymity.
in downtown Nashville on Warner also apparently
Christmas morning could gave away his home in An-
Rick Laude grasp the sin- tioch, a Nashville suburb,
ister meaning behind his to a Los Angeles woman a
neighbor’s smiling remark month before the bomb-
that the city and the rest of ing. A property record dat-
the world would never for- ed Nov. 25 indicates War-
get him. ner transferred the home
Laude told The Associated to the woman in exchange
Press on Monday that he for no money after living
was speechless when he there for decades. The
learned that authorities woman’s signature is not
identified his 63-year-old on that document.
neighbor, Anthony Quinn Warner had worked as a
Warner, as the man sus- computer consultant for
pected of detonating a Nashville real estate agent
bomb that killed himself, Buildings are damaged one block away from an explosion on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Steve Fridrich, who told the
injured three other people Tenn. AP in a text message that
and damaged dozens of Associated Press Warner had said he was re-
buildings. tiring earlier this month.
Laude said he saw Warner mark and thought Warner Tennessee Bureau of Inves- ment official said. A review Officials said Warner had
standing at his mailbox less only meant that “some- tigation, said Monday in an of his financial transactions not been on their radar
than a week before Christ- thing good” was going to interview on NBC’s “Today” also uncovered purchases before Christmas. A law en-
mas and pulled over in his happen for him financially. show. “The best way to find of potential bomb-making forcement report released
car to talk. After asking “Nothing about this guy motive is to talk to the indi- components, the official Monday showed that War-
how Warner’s elderly moth- raised any red flags,” Laude vidual. We will not be able said. ner’s only arrest was for a
er was doing, Laude said said. “He was just quiet.” to do that in this case.” Warner had recently given 1978 marijuana-related
he casually asked, “Is Santa Warner left behind clues Investigators are analyzing away a vehicle and told charge.
going to bring you anything that suggest he planned Warner’s belongings col- the person he gave it to “It does appear that the
good for Christmas?” the bombing and intended lected during the investiga- that he had been diag- intent was more destruc-
Warner smiled and said, to kill himself, but a clear tion, including a computer nosed with cancer, though tion than death, but again
“Oh, yeah, Nashville and motive remains elusive. and a portable storage it is unclear whether he in- that’s all still speculation at
the world is never go- “We hope to get an an- drive, and continue to in- deed had cancer, the offi- this point as we continue
ing to forget me,” Laude swer. Sometimes, it’s terview witnesses as they try cial said. Investigators used in our investigation with
recalled. Laude said he just not possible,” David to identify a motive for the some items collected from all our partners,” Rausch
didn’t think much of the re- Rausch, the director of the explosion, a law enforce- the vehicle, including a hat added.q

Suspect in bowling alley shooting served in Afghanistan

Associated Press 2008 and was on leave ties to the victims and au- and released. A 62-year-
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. Saturday. According to thorities “believe this was a old man suffered multiple
Army special forces ser- the Army, his first deploy- completely random act,” gunshot wounds and was
geant arrested in an ap- ment to Afghanistan was O’Shea said. in critical condition, the
parently random shooting from August to December The Army has said Webb chief said.
at an Illinois bowling al- 2009, the records show. His is a special forces assis- Rockford is a city of about
ley that left three people other deployments were tant operations and intel- 170,000 residents about
dead and three others from October 2013 to April ligence sergeant assigned 80 miles (130 kilometers)
injured had four deploy- 2014, from October 2014 to Eglin Air Force Base in northwest of Chicago.
ments to Afghanistan, the to April 2015, and from Florida. The bowling alley was
most recent ending in July, January to July of this year. O’Shea did not explain closed when the shoot-
according to Army service Among the awards he why he was in Illinois. ing happened, in accor-
information. compiled was the Army The three who died were dance with restrictions
This Dec. 13, 2019 photo Duke Webb, 37, was Good Service Medal, the all men, aged 73, 65 and imposed to prevent the
provided by the U.S. Army scheduled to appear in Global War on Terrorism 69, but did not provide spread of the coronavirus,
shows Sgt. 1st Class Duke court Monday afternoon Medal and the Combat names, he said. O’Shea said. But a bar up-
Webb who is currently on three counts of murder Action Badge, according A 14-year-old boy was shot stairs was open. The chief
serving as a Special Forces and three counts of first- to the service information. in the face and airlifted to said the upstairs venue has
Assistance Operations and
Intelligence Sergeant. degree attempted mur- Webb was taken into cus- a hospital in Madison, Wis- double doors that open to
Associated Press der in the shooting at Don tody shortly after the shoot- consin, in stable condition, the outside, ensuring the
Carter Lanes, in Rockford, ing, Rockford Police Chief and a 16-year-old girl who bar is in compliance with
By MICHAEL TARM and on Saturday evening. Dan O’Shea said Sunday. was shot in the shoulder Illinois’ COVID-19 mitiga-
SOPHIA TAREEN Webb joined the Army in The suspect has no known was treated at a hospital tion guidance.q