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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 22, 2018 7:42:53 GMT -5
 (Above photo credit: abc7.com via Nashville Police Department) From cnn.com: (CNN) — Four people were killed and at least two others were shot at a Tennessee Waffle House on Sunday morning, Metro Nashville Police said. Police say the gunman was naked except for a green jacket when he opened fire at about 3:25 a.m. (4:25 a.m. ET) in Antioch, part of the Nashville area. The assailant later shed his jacket, police spokesman Don Aaron said. He said a customer intervened. "The man who wrestled the gun away is a hero," Aaron said. Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding 29-year-old Travis Reinking of Morton, Illinois. Police said the gunman arrived in a vehicle registered to Reinking, though the gunman was last seen walking away from the scene nude. So far, the motive for the shooting appears to be random, police said. www-m.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/tennessee-waffle-house-shooting/index.htmlThoughts? This is a breaking news story and I will update this thread as more information becomes available. Admin Note #1: According to news reports, anyone with information on Travis Reinking's whereabouts is asked to call the Metro Nashville Police Department at at 615-862-8600.
Admin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form |
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 22, 2018 8:04:54 GMT -5
Relatively unimportant technical note considering this tragedy but I am moving the thread on Reinking to Fugitives on TV since even though the normal criteria is the case has to be aired on a national crime show, because this case is all over the national news it's hard to say Reinking is not a nationally aired fugitive.
(Once again, least important issue and let's hope Reinking is apprehended soon).
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Post by 912thamwuser on Apr 22, 2018 15:25:58 GMT -5
They have only a somewhat grainy picture of Reinking taken back when he was preadolescent, but if he was attacking naked below the waist, it only makes a more shocking impression, so I imagine it should be much easier to make a composite sketch of what he looks like today, if the need ever comes.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Apr 22, 2018 17:18:53 GMT -5
Some more information is coming out now. Apparently Travis last year tried to walk past White House security but was detained for the unlawful entry. Afterwards, his firearm authorization was revoked and four firearms were seized from him, including an AR-15. The firearms were then returned to Travis's father who is reported to have now given them back to his son. That AR-15 is believed to be the murder weapon in this case. If this is true then wonderful parenting by Travis's father who felt his son had the maturity and responsibility in his character to continue to own the firearms, after trying to sneak into the White House. *that was a huge amount of sarcasm* www.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooter-white-house/index.html |
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 22, 2018 18:09:57 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 22, 2018 18:15:06 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 22, 2018 19:05:28 GMT -5
Not to take anything away from this serious tragedy but the details on Reinking himself get weirder and weirder- he apparently thought singer Taylor Swift was stalking him. There's obviously some mental health issues involved. I'm usually not one to judge parents in these cases, but I dunno, maybe getting Reinking help instead of giving him back his AR-15 might have prevented today. www.newschannel5.com/news/waffle-house-suspect-said-taylor-swift-was-stalking-him |
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Apr 23, 2018 12:35:14 GMT -5
This is a very sad case and My thoughts go out to the victims families during this rough time, I’m also glad the media jumped on this quick to bring nationwide exposure. Also that’s very bizarre why someone would walk in naked with only a jacket with a gun and start killing people, I just don’t understand that.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 23, 2018 13:14:10 GMT -5
The answer, while not excusing his actions, is that he is legit mentally ill. I realize that's thrown around a lot but when you have a guy who thinks Taylor Swift hacked his Netflix account- he is obviously not all there and all the more reason he um... shouldn't have had a gun. Personally, I would charge the father as an accessory at this point. (Sorry for harping so much but in this case I feel I might actually be more pissed off at the parent than I am the suspect).
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Post by fugitivesearch on Apr 23, 2018 13:20:18 GMT -5
The @fbimostwanted twitter account briefly tweeted that he had been added as a top ten fugitive before deleting it shortly after, presumably due to his capture.
Here’s the confirmation:
Edit: my apologies, appeared that they just retweeted the TBI announcement of him being a Tennessee Top Ten.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 23, 2018 13:25:06 GMT -5
I think the confusion is he was added to the TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) top ten list, not FBI.
In any case what a relief and thank goodness and thanks for the good news!
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Apr 23, 2018 13:31:27 GMT -5
Thankfully he’s in custody and we’ll finally hear what he has to say
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