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UPDATE: The Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking is now in police custody

(UPDATE: April 23, 2018 @ 11:53 p.m.)

The Metro Nashville Police have apprehended 29-year-old Travis Reinking in connection to the Waffle House shooting in Nashville yesterday.

The police took Reinking into custody about an hour ago after issuing several arrest warrants following the murder of four people. Two other individuals were injured, and all of the victims were in their 20s.

Reinking was arrested in July 2017 by the United States Secret Service for being in a restricted area near the White House. His Illinois firearms authorization was revoked and four weapons were seized by Tazewell County authorities, among them was the AR-15 used in the Waffle House shooting.

(UPDATE: April 22, 2018 @ 2:30 p.m.)

Police have revealed that the gunman who killed four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee this morning was arrested in July 2017 by the United States Secret Service for being in a restricted area near the White House.

The suspect, 29-year-old Travis Reinking, was later interviewed by Tazewell County, Illinois, authorities and the FBI. His Illinois firearms authorization was revoked and four weapons were seized by Tazewell County authorities, among them was the AR-15 used in the Waffle House shooting.

The police department has received information that the guns were returned to Reinking’s father, who has acknowledged giving them back to his son. Presently two of the four guns are unaccounted for (one of them was recovered during the apartment search).

Arrest warrants charging Reinking with multiple counts of criminal homicide has been issued. Four victims of the shooting lost their lives, including Taureen Sanderlin, age 29, Joe Perez, age 20, Deebony Groves, age 21, and Akilah Dasilva, age 23. Two individuals, including Shanita Waggoner, age 21, and Sharita Henderson, age 24, and being treated in hospital.

The investigation to this point shows that Reinking arrived at the Waffle House in his pickup truck at 3:19 a.m. He sat inside the vehicle for three to four minutes before getting out armed with an AR-15 rifle. He immediately opened fire on two of the victims, Taurean Sanderlin and Joe Perez. The front glass of the restaurant was also shot out. He then went inside and continued shooting.

Waffle House patron James Shaw, Jr., age 29, initially ran to the restroom area to escape the gunfire. He then looked and saw an opportunity to confront Reinking. Shaw took that opportunity, wrestled the rifle from Reinking’s grasp, and tossed it over the counter. Police said that Shaw’s actions undoubtedly saved many lives.

Police found paperwork in Reinking's truck after searching it and discovered paperwork showing that he has an apartment near the Waffle House. It is presumed that he went to the apartment after the shooting, put on a pair of pants, and again fled. A witness reported seeing a shirtless man matching his description in a wood line behind the apartment. MNPD officers and federal authorities are now working to determine Reinking’s whereabouts.

(Original Story: April 22, 2018)

A shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee has resulted in four fatalities and two others injured.

The Metro Nashville Police say the gunman, who was nude, opened fire at 3:25 a.m. local time at the restaurant. A patron was able to wrestle away the gunman’s rifle, and he escaped the scene on foot.

<who>Photo Credit: Metro Nashville PD

In the initial report, police said that three people were fatally shot, and four others were wounded. Later on, they said one of the victims died in hospital, increasing the death count to four people, with two others being treated in hospital.

Travis Reinking, a 29-year-old, has been identified as a person of interest in the shooting. Police report that the vehicle the gunman arrived in was registered to him. He was last seen wearing black pants and no shirt.

“It’s a tragic day for our city anytime people lose their lives at the hands of a gunman. My heart goes out to the families and friends of every person who was killed or wounded in this morning’s shooting. I know all of their lives will be forever changed by this devastating crime,” said Mayor David Briley.

"There's clearly more to be said about these circumstances, but for now I ask Nashville to pray for and rally around these victims and join me in thanking the Metro Nashville Police Department as it works to find and apprehend the shooter.”



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