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Waffle House shooting

Nashville Murder Cases Advance, With Victims’ Families Seeking To Heal

Tony Gonzalez

February 13, 2019

Listen Two high-profile Nashville murder cases moved forward Wednesday after brief hearings at nearly the same time.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Officer Trial, Waffle House shooting

What Would The Waffle House Shooter Have To Prove To Make An Insanity Plea?

Julieta Martinelli

May 7, 2018

Listen A Nashville judge has ordered that the alleged Waffle House shooter undergo a mental health evaluation before returning to court. It could be a hint defense lawyers are considering entering a not guilty plea by reason of insanity. But succeeding would take a lot more than proving the defendant is mentally ill.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: News, Waffle House shooting

Photos: Antioch Waffle House Reopens After Mass Shooting

Julieta Martinelli

April 26, 2018

Employees this morning removed the yellow police tape that has surrounded a Waffle House in Antioch since early Sunday morning, after a man opened fire with an AR-15, killing four and injuring several others.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, Waffle House shooting

Citizen Tip Ends Nashville Manhunt, But Grieving Continues

WPLN Staff

April 24, 2018

In the end, it was a citizen tip that ended Monday’s police manhunt for Travis Reinking.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, Waffle House shooting

Nashville Mayor, Faced With A Tragedy, Urges Action On Gun Control

Tony Gonzalez

April 24, 2018

The quadruple-murder at a Waffle House in Antioch has thrust Nashville Mayor David Briley into his first public tragedy since taking office — and in its wake he has called for tighter gun control.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: David Briley, Waffle House shooting

Gun Law Enforcement Questioned In Nashville Mass Shooting

Meribah KnightandChas Sisk

April 24, 2018

The killing of four people at a Waffle House in Antioch is exposing the frequent breakdown between the law enforcement agencies that regulate gun ownership.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Steve Anderson, Waffle House shooting

Nashville Waffle House Shooter In Custody

WPLN Staff

April 23, 2018

Updated 2:15 p.m. Travis Reinking was taken into custody by a narcotics unit with Metro Police, acting on a citizen tip made by phone. They were told someone saw a man crossing a construction site in dark jeans and a maroon shirt wearing a backpack.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, Waffle House shooting

Waffle House Shooting Hero Goes From The Hospital To Church

Blake Farmer

April 23, 2018

Listen As of late Sunday, dozens of police officers are still searching for the gunman who terrorized a Waffle House in Nashville, killing four and wounding two. But everyone involved is praising the bravery of a 29-year-old who wrestled away an AR-15 and kept a mass shooting from becoming a more horrific massacre.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: crime, Waffle House shooting

Nashville Police: Waffle House Suspect Had Guns Confiscated After White House Intrusion

Blake FarmerandChas Sisk

April 22, 2018

Metro Nashville Police say the suspect in Sunday morning’s shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch had his guns confiscated last year after being caught inside a restricted area at the White House. Travis Reinking, 29, is still at large, and police say he still may have two guns in his possession. Police believe he […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: guns, Waffle House shooting

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