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Waffle House Shooter Receives Life in Prison Without Parole
Jurors refused to make parole possible after 51 years in prison for the man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018.
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Father of Waffle House Shooting Suspect Faces Weapons Charge
The father of a man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee last year has been charged with unlawful delivery of a firearm in Illinois, a prosecutor announced Thursday.
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Waffle House Shooting Suspect Sent Delusional Text Messages
The man accused of killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House used to send his father text messages in which he punctuated everyday chitchat with delusional rants.
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Lawsuit Filed Against Gunman's Dad in Waffle House Shooting
The family of one of the four people killed in a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, is suing the suspected gunman’s father, accusing the Illinois man of negligence.
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Waffle House Shooting Suspect to Undergo Mental Health Test
A man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House will undergo a mental health evaluation before going to court. A judge on Monday granted a request by the defendant’s lawyer that he get an outpatient evaluation before moving forward with court proceedings. Travis Reinking faces multiple charges in the April 22 shooting, including four counts of criminal...
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Illinois Man Wanted in Connection With Waffle House Shooting Taken in Custody: Police
As police continued their search in force to find the man last seen walking away from the carnage of a deadly Waffle House shooting barefoot and shirtless, officials released new details hoping to piece together what happened before and after the horrific shooting.
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Waffle House Suspect Had Semi-Automatic Weapon, Ammunition When Arrested: Police
The mentally unstable gunman suspected of opening fire at a Waffle House restaurant in the middle of the night was arrested not far from his apartment Monday after hiding from police for more than a day following the attack that killed four people, authorities said.
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Man Who Snatched AR-15 From Waffle House Gunman: ‘It Was Life or Death'
The man who snatched an AR-15 rifle from a gunman at a busy Tennessee restaurant says his was a “selfish” act of self-preservation and he doesn’t consider himself a hero. Never mind that he is being credited with saving several other lives. “When I grabbed the barrel of the weapon it was hot, but I didn’t care. It was life...
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Police: 4 Killed in Nashville Waffle House Shooting, IL Man ‘Person of Interest'
An Illinois man has become a person of interest, police say, after four people were killed in a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee early Sunday.
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4 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire at Nashville-Area Waffle House and Flees
A manhunt is underway for the gunman that opened fire with an AR-15 at a Nashville-area Waffle House early Sunday, killing four people, before his gun was wrestled away by a restaurant patron. Police are searching for 29-year-old Travis Reinking from Illinois, who had previously been arrested and had his firearms seized by law enforcement after breaching the White House...