Waffle House Shooter Captured Alive

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NASHVILLE — The gunman accused of killing four at a Waffle House was taken into custody Monday afternoon, police say, bringing an end to a tense manhunt.

Reinking was apprehended in a wooded area near Old Hickory Blvd & Hobson Road–just two miles from the scene of the crime.

Following on a tip, officers were searching the area near a trail when an officer spotted Reinking.

Police say the officer drew his weapon and ordered Reinking to the ground–he complied and was taken into custody without incident. A loaded silver handgun was found in his backpack.

Reinking also had an ID card in his wallet. Police say that’s how they identified him.

Police tweeted photos of Reinking wearing a tattered red shirt with scratches on his shoulder.

At a news conference, police said Reinking refused to talk to investigators and requested a lawyer. He will be booked on four charges of criminal homicide.

Officers will continue to comb the area for evidence.


Reinking was partially naked when the shooting occurred, wearing only a green jacket.

After sitting in a pickup truck in the parking lot for four minutes, he came out holding a semi-automatic rifle and fatally shot two people outside the Waffle House. He then went inside the restaurant and continued to fire, killing a third person and fatally injuring a fourth, who died at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with four others being treated for related injuries. One customer who suffered a grazing wound, 29-year-old James Shaw Jr., hid near the restaurant’s bathrooms, rushed the shooter, and wrestled the rifle away.

Reinking then fled on foot, leaving behind his rifle.

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