[Outages-discussion] Nashville bombing suspect identified as former IT technician, died in the blast.

[Anthony Hoppe]

Yeah, here is a (maybe the) Newsweek article that mentions his fathers
employment with BellSouth.

https://www.newsweek.com/anthony-warner-idd-nashville-bomber-died-blast-officials-say-1557480

On 12/27/20 3:57 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> It was reported, by Newsweek if memory serves me correctly, that his
> father was a longtime career employee of Southern Bell - possibly
> working in that building - who died in 2011.
> 
> No news at the moment as to whether he might have held a grudge against
> the company for the way in which his father died or something to that
> effect.
> 
> But it certainly is looking like what I have thought it was most of the
> time since Christmas morning - a 'grand-mal suicide', a phrase I don't
> remember who I stole it from.
> 
> On December 27, 2020 5:47:47 PM EST, "Chapman, Brad (NBCUniversal)"
> <Brad.Chapman at nbcuni.com> wrote:
> 
>     https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/27/anthony-quinn-warner-confirmed-person-interest-nashville-explosion/4053000001/
> 
> 
>     This was an apparent suicide bombing with no other parties and no
>     ulterior motive as of yet.  Just before the bomb went off, the RV
>     was playing “Downtown” by Petula Clark, a song meant to inspire
>     people feeling blue to “forget all your troubles, forget all your
>     cares and go downtown, where all the lights are bright...”
> 
>     According to the article, Warner lived in Nashville for decades and
>     had a long stable career in IT doing alarms and security systems and
>     related work.  Neighbors described him as polite but also quiet and
>     aloof with no obvious political leanings or religious convictions.  
> 
>     He was probably lonely and depressed for a really long time, and the
>     isolation of COVID-19 finally got to him.  
> 
>     Depression is common in our line of work.  Don’t be afraid to talk
>     to a friend or a professional about it, especially in these trying
>     times.  
> 
>     May 2021 be a better year.
> 
>     Cheers,
>     Brad Chapman
> 
>     —Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
> 
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