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Waffle House shooting leaves 4 dead, several injured; gunman sought
FOX News ^ | April 22, 2018 | Katherine Lam

Posted on 04/22/2018 5:13:36 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

At least four people were killed and several others were injured early Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tenn., police said.

The alleged gunman, Travis Reinking, 29, began shooting at patrons around 3:25 a.m. Sunday at the Waffle House, located about 16 miles southeast of downtown Nashville, before fleeing the scene, Metro Nashville police said. Authorities had initially said Reinking was a person of interest, but later said he has been identified as a suspect.

"If you see a nude guy walking around this morning call the police department," Don Aaron of the Metro Police Department told WTVF.

A person at the restaurant had wrestled away the alleged shooter's rifle.

Police initially described the gunman as a man with short hair who was last seen walking on Murfreesboro Pike. He "shed his coat" after firing his gun and is nude.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: antioch; mentalillness; nakedgunman; nashville; shooting; tennessee; travisreinking; wafflehouse; wafflehouseping
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I bet he is an anti-gun terrorist possibly.


41 posted on 04/22/2018 6:31:47 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: Hawthorn

I don’t know which state law would apply since the he was apparently from Illinois (at least that from the registration of the car).


42 posted on 04/22/2018 6:36:25 AM PDT by erlayman (yw)
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To: LibWhacker

Do Waffle Houses and other places that stay open. In the early a.m attract violent lunatics? Kinda like trailers attract tornadoes?


43 posted on 04/22/2018 6:39:24 AM PDT by ClearBlueSky (ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
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To: BenLurkin
Wouldn't that be the case on any morning? Not in Detroit, Memphisatroit, Chicagatroit, San Franciscatroit, New Yorkatroit or Atlantatroit and possibly some others.
44 posted on 04/22/2018 6:47:39 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Yeah, one of the comments at the source mentioned something about gun free zones. I can't imagine WH being a gun free zone but today, who the he11 knows?
45 posted on 04/22/2018 6:55:02 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: ClearBlueSky
Waffle Houses are primarily located off highway off ramps which is why they are open 24/7. Their main clientele in the very early morning hours are late-night truckers and other interstate travellers but there is also a local crowd that often go there after the bars are closed as Waffle House food is perfect for heading off a hangover.

I would say your best chances of running into a dodgy crowd at Waffle House is between the hours of 1-5 am. But you can say that about any place. I've learned early in life that nothing good tends to happen during those predawn hours.

I've been to a lot of them throughout the South and I've never had a bad experience. Excellent service, very friendly waitstaff and you get to see the food made right in front of you. And the food is extremely cheap. My only main complaint with them is they use margarine instead of butter. I can immediately tell the difference. When you are used to good butter, margarine is pretty nasty stuff.

I think I'm going to post an article or two on the Waffle House. They have an interesting story.

46 posted on 04/22/2018 6:56:55 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: ClearBlueSky
Waffle Houses are primarily located off highway off ramps which is why they are open 24/7. Their main clientele in the very early morning hours are late-night truckers and other interstate travellers but there is also a local crowd that often go there after the bars are closed as Waffle House food is perfect for heading off a hangover.

I would say your best chances of running into a dodgy crowd at Waffle House is between the hours of 1-5 am. But you can say that about any place. I've learned early in life that nothing good tends to happen during those predawn hours.

I've been to a lot of them throughout the South and I've never had a bad experience. Excellent service, very friendly waitstaff and you get to see the food made right in front of you. And the food is extremely cheap. My only main complaint with them is they use margarine instead of butter. I can immediately tell the difference. When you are used to good butter, margarine is pretty nasty stuff.

I think I'm going to post an article or two on the Waffle House. They have an interesting story.

47 posted on 04/22/2018 6:56:56 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Drew68

Maybe they shorted him one McNugget?


48 posted on 04/22/2018 7:10:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SamAdams76

Your post is absolutely correct - all the bad action at WH happens after midnight when the drunks head in. We had a few meals at WH recently on a trip down to Louisiana. Everybody was friendly at noontime.

It’s amazing how many terrible restaurants there are once you’re off the ramp of I-65 or I-81! I don’t know how many Shoney’s and Cracker Barrels we counted.


49 posted on 04/22/2018 7:17:18 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Liberal Democrat? Muslim? PCP+ bath salts? Nope...guns fault:

Cray cray eyes

Ghost magazine (infinity bullets)

50 posted on 04/22/2018 7:27:01 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Quit calling them liberals, progressives, or Democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!)
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To: miss marmelstein
Don't get me started on Cracker Barrels! A ticky-tacky tourist trap if there ever was one. The only restaurant chain that makes you walk through a winding gift shop to get to their restaurant. They even make you go back in the gift shop after you eat to settle the bill there, which means you have to wait in line with people buying their overpriced Yankee candles and other knick-knacks. And don't even think about sitting in their porch rocking chairs unless you plan to buy one. They all have price tags hanging from them like Minnie Pearl's hat.

Their bland "comfort" food inside is nothing special either. This is your grandmother's cooking only if she was sick in bed and your layabout cousin had to make it and couldn't find the spice rack.

51 posted on 04/22/2018 7:32:50 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

I couldn’t agree more with your witty post!

We found a new convenience store called Sheetz or something which we kept punning on as we travelled down. Thank God for Yelp which helped us find local diners and restaurants that were actually good and full of country atmosphere unlike these horrible ersatz contrapions. Found a terrific restaurant in Dandridge, TN.


52 posted on 04/22/2018 7:41:03 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: All

Local TV is reporting that this scum, just like previous shooters, was “known to the FBI.”

So it’s looks like the same pattern is playing out. Scum is known to FBI, yet nothing is done to stop said scum before they act.

Remember that it was the psychotic liberals who fought for and advocated for the closing of insane asylums. They wanted these nuts in public. Just as with everything they touch, they create the problem then want to restrict liberty to “fix” the problem that they created in the first place.

It’s time to bring back the asylums and put the quack psychiatrists and big pharma out of business. The “community treatment” model of treating psychos doesn’t work.


53 posted on 04/22/2018 8:18:43 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: Blue Highway
No height, weight, age, race etc.

He's a white guy and his name and photo have been all over multiple media outlets from the moment this story broke.

I'd wager a bet nobody asked him to stand on a scale or next to a tape measure while he was shooting up the place but it's fair to say his height and weight weren't particularly memorable so I'd guess he's not a giant, not a midget, and not a leviathan. In other words, he's "of average build."

54 posted on 04/22/2018 8:26:57 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

This scum was known to the FBI and according to social media his family is apparently full of far-left libtards who are proud of their “#resistance”.


55 posted on 04/22/2018 8:50:00 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: TexasGurl24
This scum was known to the FBI and according to social media his family is apparently full of far-left libtards who are proud of their “#resistance”.

Link please.

56 posted on 04/22/2018 8:59:01 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: TexasGurl24
his family is apparently full of far-left libtards

I mean about him being a leftist. I know he was well-known law enforcement.

I couldn't find a FB profile on this guy.

57 posted on 04/22/2018 9:00:07 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: erlayman

Isn’t it against the law to be naked in public? In both Illinois and Tennessee?


58 posted on 04/22/2018 9:16:29 AM PDT by daler
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To: TexasGurl24
according to social media his family is apparently full of far-left libtards who are proud of their “#resistance”.

His family owned a crane company which means they were in the construction industry, not exactly the bastion of far-left libtards.

Whenever these events happen the first thing people on all sides try to do is link a political motive. I can just as easily go on Twitter and post that Travis Reinking was a Trump voter who was angry about abortion. It doesn't make it so.

What we do know now is that he had an apartment across the street from Waffle House, where presumably he went to put some clothes on. At some point he had a Facebook account that has now been deleted. By who is not yet known but he did post about the Illuminati conspiracy on it back in 2017.

Was he a far-left liberal? Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't but I'd be wary of claims on social media unless there is substance behind them.

59 posted on 04/22/2018 9:24:46 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

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60 posted on 04/22/2018 2:13:45 PM PDT by TexasGurl24
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