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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV2MZeO4Wfs Full press conference given after the shooting]

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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV2MZeO4Wfs Full record of the press conference given on the day of the Waffle House Shooting]


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Nashville Waffle House shooting
Nashville is located in Tennessee
Nashville
Nashville
Nashville (Tennessee)
LocationWaffle House
3571 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates36°03′02″N 86°36′56″W / 36.05064°N 86.61551°W / 36.05064; -86.61551
DateApril 22, 2018
3:25 a.m. (CDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponBushmaster XM-15[1]
Deaths4[1]
Injured4 (2 by gunfire)[1]
DefendersJames Shaw Jr.

On April 22, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at a Waffle House restaurant in the Antioch neighborhood[1] of Nashville, Tennessee. Four were killed, two were injured from gunshots, and there were two other unspecified minor injuries.[2][3] The suspected shooter was captured on April 23, ending the manhunt.[4][5]

Shooting

The suspected gunman, Travis Reinking, was partially naked when the shooting occurred, wearing only a green jacket. After sitting in a pickup truck in the parking lot for approximately four minutes, he came out holding a semi-automatic rifle[1][6][7][8][9] and fatally shot two people outside the Waffle House. He then went inside the restaurant and continued to fire, killing a third person and fatally injuring a fourth, who died at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center,[10] with four others being treated for related injuries. One customer who suffered a grazing wound, 29-year-old James Shaw Jr.,[11] hid near the restaurant's bathrooms, rushed the shooter, and wrestled the rifle away. The gunman then fled on foot, leaving behind his rifle and ammunition for his Bushmaster XM-15 rifle.[1][12][13][14]

Shaw has been hailed as a hero for saving many customers' lives through his act of bravery.[11][6][15]

Suspect

Police named Travis Jeffrey Reinking (born February 1, 1989) as wanted in connection with the murders.[16] The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added him to its "most wanted" list, and offered a reward for information leading to his arrest.[16] A manhunt began after the shooting in search of Reinking.[17] He was recaptured the day after the shooting.[18]

Previous arrest

See also: List of White House security breaches § Non-trespassing incidents

In July 2017, the U.S. Secret Service arrested Reinking near the White House after he crossed a barrier and refused to leave. The Secret Service said that Reinking had said he "wanted to set up a meeting with the president."[1] The report states that Reinking made reference to being a "sovereign citizen".[19] Reinking was charged with unlawful entry (a misdemeanor) and entered into a deferred prosecution agreement in July 2017, in which Reinking performed 32 hours of community service and was ordered to stay away from the White House. In November 2017, the court dismissed the case after Reinking successfully completed the program.[17][19]

Following Reinking's arrest, Illinois authorities revoked his state firearms authorization and seized four of his weapons, including the XM-15 rifle used in the Nashville shooting. According to the sheriff of Tazewell County, Illinois, Reinking's father, who held a valid state authorization card, asked sheriffs' deputies whether he could keep the guns, and they allowed him to do so after he assured them that "he would keep them secure and away from" his son.[20] Both the Nashville police chief and the Tazewell County sheriff believe that Reinking's father returned the guns to his son sometime before the shooting.[20]

Background

Reinking was from Morton, Illinois.[14] According to a spokesman for the Nashville police, Reinking moved to the Nashville area in the autumn of 2017 and was employed as a crane and construction worker.[20] Following the shooting, Nashville police said that they were unaware of any Tennessee law that would have prohibited Reinking from possessing firearms in Nashville.[20]

Aftermath

Shortly after the shooting, Nashville Mayor David Briley said, "It’s a tragic day for our city anytime people lose their lives at the hands of a gunman."[21] Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said he was "deeply saddened by the tragic incident in Antioch early this morning, and we mourn the lives taken in this senseless act of violence."[10] Congressman Jim Cooper called for gun control and said he wanted to restrict "widespread civilian access to military-grade assault weapons."[21][22] Local Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson commented they "suspect some mental issues" but the motive remains unclear.[23] There were no notes left behind.[23] Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron stated that Reinking is still at large, potentially armed with two other weapons.[14]

Mayor Briley attended church with Shaw on April 22.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Mele, Christopher (April 22, 2018). "Naked Gunman Kills 4 in Nashville Waffle House Shooting, Police Say". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Metro Nashville PD on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Phillips, Kristine (April 22, 2018). "Suspect in Tennessee Waffle House shooting still at large and possibly armed, police say". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Blinder, Alan (April 23, 2018). "Waffle House Shooting: Police Say Suspect Is in Custody". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Phillips, Kristine; Berman, Mark (April 23, 2018). "Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking arrested, police say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Yan, Holly (April 22, 2018). "Hero customer rushes Waffle House killer and rips away his assault-style rifle". CNN. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ^ CNN, Holly Yan, Artemis Moshtaghian and Darran Simon, (April 22, 2018). "Tennessee Waffle House shooting suspect may be armed, police say". CNN. Retrieved April 23, 2018. Reinking got out of his pickup, wielding an "assault-type rifle," and fatally shot two people outside the Waffle House, police said. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Burke, Sheila (April 22, 2018). "Suspect in Tennessee Waffle House shooting still at large and possibly armed, police say". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018. A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an XM-15 rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville
  9. ^ "What Is an Assault Weapon?". Fox News. January 17, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2018. Any semiautomatic rifle with a detachable magazine and at least two of the following five items: a folding or telescopic stock; a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon; a bayonet mount; a flash suppressor or threaded barrel (a barrel that can accommodate a flash suppressor); or a grenade launcher
  10. ^ a b "Nashville Waffle House shooting: four dead after gunman flees in nude". The Guardian. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Gonzales, Jason (April 22, 2018). "The 29-year-old hero from Waffle House shooting: 'I saw the opportunity and I took it'". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  12. ^ Holly Yan and Artemis Moshtaghian (April 22, 2018). "4 killed at Tennessee Waffle House as police search for seminude suspect". CNN.
  13. ^ Burke, Sheila. "4 dead in Nashville Waffle House shooting; suspect sought". Associated Press.
  14. ^ a b c Justin Carissimo (April 22, 2018). "Waffle House shooting leaves 4 dead in Tennessee -- live updates".
  15. ^ Clemens, Danny (April 21, 2018). "'Hero' bystander James Shaw Jr. wrestled gun away from Waffle House shooter". WLS-TV. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  16. ^ a b Wanted: Travis J. Reinking, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (April 22, 2018).
  17. ^ a b Kristine Phillips, Manhunt underway after shooter wielding rifle kills four at Tenn. Waffle House, police say, Washington Post (April 22, 2018).
  18. ^ https://www.yahoo.com/news/news/waffle-house-suspect-still-being-sought-residents-alert-051218724.html
  19. ^ a b Amir Vera, Waffle House shooter was once arrested by Secret Service for trespassing near White House, CNN (April 22, 2018).
  20. ^ a b c d Boucher, Dave (April 22, 2018). "Waffle House shooting: Suspect Travis Reinking previously arrested outside White House". USA Today. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  21. ^ a b Rodgers, D. Patrick (April 22, 2018). "Four Killed and Two Wounded in Shooting at Antioch Waffle House". Nashville Scene. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  22. ^ "Congressman calls for gun control in wake of Waffle House shooting". CBS News. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  23. ^ a b Mojica, Adrian (April 22, 2018). "Tennessee Waffle House hero speaks, shooter could still be armed". WWMT. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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