Nashville Waffle House shooting

Nashville Waffle House shooting
Shooting location is located in Nashville
Shooting location
Shooting location
Shooting location (Nashville)
Shooting location is located in Tennessee
Shooting location
Shooting location
Shooting location (Tennessee)
Shooting location is located in the United States
Shooting location
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Shooting location (the United States)
LocationWaffle House
3571 Murfreesboro Pike, Antioch, Nashville, Tennessee, US
Coordinates36°03′02″N 86°36′56″W / 36.05056°N 86.61556°W / 36.05056; -86.61556
DateApril 22, 2018
3:25 a.m. (CDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder
WeaponBushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle[1][2][3]
Deaths4[1]
Injured4 (2 by gunfire)[1]
PerpetratorTravis Jeffrey Reinking[4]
DefenderJames Shaw Jr.
MotiveDelusions[5]
VerdictGuilty on all counts
Convictions
SentenceLife imprisonment without the possibility of parole

On April 22, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at a Waffle House restaurant in the Antioch neighborhood[1] of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, when 29-year-old Travis Jeffrey Reinking fatally shot four people and injured two others with an AR-15 style rifle.[6] Another two people were injured by broken glass.[7] Reinking was rushed by an unarmed customer, James Shaw Jr., who wrestled the rifle away and stopped the shooting spree. Reinking was captured on April 23, ending a 34-hour manhunt.[8][9][4]

Due to severe schizophrenia, Reinking was initially found incompetent to stand trial and committed to a mental hospital for treatment.[10] Later that decision was changed and Reinking was put on trial for four counts of first degree premeditated murder on January 31, 2022. He was convicted of the charges on February 4, 2022.[11]

  1. ^ a b c d Mele, Christopher (April 22, 2018). "Naked Gunman Kills 4 in Nashville Waffle House Shooting, Police Say". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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  3. ^ Amir Vera (April 22, 2018). "Waffle House shooter was once arrested by Secret Service for trespassing near White House". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kalhan Rosenblatt; Daniella Silva (April 23, 2017). "Waffle House shooting: Suspect in killing of four taken into custody after manhunt". NBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Report reveals Reinking's motive behind Waffle House shooting". April 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Phillips, Kristine (April 22, 2018). "Suspect in Tennessee Waffle House shooting still at large and possibly armed, police say". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Frisk, Adam (April 23, 2018). "Waffle House shooting: What we know about Travis Reinking, the Nashville shooting suspect subject of massive manhunt". Global News. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. ^ Blinder, Alan (April 23, 2018). "Waffle House Shooting: Police Say Suspect Is in Custody". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Phillips, Kristine; Berman, Mark (April 23, 2018). "Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking arrested, police say". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  10. ^ Tamburin, Adam (August 22, 2018). "Travis Reinking, Waffle House shooting suspect, committed for treatment for schizophrenia". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Metzl, Jonathan M. (January 30, 2024). What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-1324050254.