Out & Proud lesbian police officer, Amanda Topping, is one of six who have been praised for preventing casualties after an explosion in Nashville, Tennessee on the morning of December 25.
According to CNN, Anthony Quinn Warner, a 63-year-old man, was identified as the bomber, and died when his camper van exploded on 2nd Avenue in the city’s downtown area.
The blast injured at least eight people and damaged more than 40 buildings, and police have not yet identified Warner’s motive.
Neighbours referred to him as a ‘recluse’ who “kept to himself”. Topping, and a handful of other police officers, were hailed as heroes by the city’s local news outlet for their response to the situation which ensured no one was critically injured.