Tazewell County man suspected gunman in Waffle House shooting

Posted on April 22, 2018
Police are searching for Travis Reinking of Morton, the suspected gunman who reportedly shot several people at a Waffle House early Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy Twitter/Metro Nashville PD)

By Patrick Baron

ANTIOCH, Tenn. – A Tazewell County man is the suspected gunman of a shooting that happened this morning in a Tennessee Waffle House that left four people dead and others injured.

A report from CNN said Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton entered the Waffle House near Nashville around 3:25 a.m. Sunday wearing only a green jacket and began to open fire. A customer intervened and wrestled the gun away from Reinking.

Police said Reinking arrived at the Waffle House in a vehicle registered under his name. He was last seen walking away from the scene nearly-nude.

Reinking remains at-large and police continue to search for him.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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