Update Monday, April 23:
Nashville police announced Monday that Reinking had been apprehended. No further details on the arrest were made available.
Earlier:
Police are continuing the search for Travis Reinking, the suspect in Sunday morning's deadly shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee.
The Tennessean is reporting multiple gunshots were head Monday morning as agents fanned out behind a church in Antioch as they searched for Reinking. Reinking has not been seen since Sunday.
Police said Reinking had an encounter with law enforcement days before the rampage when he stole a BMW and escaped while being pursued by police. The car was stolen from a Brentwood dealership last Tuesday.
Officials said Reinking was lost as they pursued him in heavy traffic.
Original story:
Police in Nashville are searching for Travis Reinking in connection to a deadly shooting at a Waffle House restaurant that left four dead.
According to police, Reinking, a 29-year-old from Morton, Illinois, opened fire in the restaurant parking lot early Sunday before entering the building. Witnesses said the gunman, believed to be armed with an assault-style rifle, was nude except for a green jacket, which he tossed before leaving the scene.
Three people died at the scene and one person later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At least four more people were injured.
The victims have been identified as:
- Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29, of Goodlettsville,Tenn. Sanderlin was an employee of the Waffle House, fatally wounded outside the restaurant.
- Joe R. Perez, 20, of Nashville. Perez, a patron, was fatally wounded outside the restuarnat.
- Akilah Dasilva, 23, of Antioch, Tenn. Dasilva was wounded at the restaurant and died at the hospital.
Another person, a 21-year-old woman from Gallatin, Tenn., was killed. Her identity has not been released.
A patron identified as James Shaw Jr., wrestled the firearm away from the gunman, police said. The suspect then fled the restaurant.
Police identified Reinking after the pickup truck used by the suspected gunman was registered to him. Police said Reinking currently lives near the Waffle House, which is located in Antioch, Tenn.
Tennessee authorities said Reinking could be armed with as many as two firearms. He previously had weapons removed from his possession after a 2017 arrest near the White House, USA Today reports.
Reinking was arrested after being in a "restricted area" near the White House, according to the Secret Service. His Illinois firearms authorization was revoked after the arrest and four weapons were seized from him.
Among the weapons seized was the AR-15 used at the Waffle House, police said, adding they believe Reinking's father retrieved the weapons after they were confiscated and returned them to his son.
As of Sunday morning, police were using tracking dogs to search for Reinking. He was last seen walking south on Murfreesboro Pike. Law enforcement was advising residents to keep their doors locks and report any sightings of Reinking.
Police said murder warrants are currently being drafted against Reinking and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation named him to their most-wanted list.
Waffle House issued a statement via Twitter.