6 Officers Cited for Heroism at Nashville Blast Site Before Explosion

Six Nashville police officers were hailed as heroes after they rushed to evacuate residents prior to the Christmas Day explosion that rocked a downtown area, a law enforcement official said.

“These officers didn’t care about themselves,” Metro Police Chief John Drake said, according to Fox 17. “They didn’t think about that. They cared about the citizens of Nashville. They went in and we’d be talking not about the debris that we have here, but potential people.”

“These officers’ acts of heroism [are] just tremendous,” Drake said.

The six officers were responding to a “shots fired” call nearby when they spotted a suspicious recreational vehicle blaring an announcement that a bomb would detonate, the local outlet reported.

The officers knocked on residential doors and rushed people out of their homes prior to the massive explosion, according to Fox 17.

The Nashville Police Department recognized Officers Brenna Hosey, James Luellen, Michael Sipos, Amanda Topping, James Wells, and Sgt. Timothy Miller for their bravery, the local outlet reported.