Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 23 Apr 2018, 04:56 am Print
Nashville: Four people were killed and four others were injured when a semi-nude gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Nashville on this morning, police said.
The gunman fled on foot and remained at large, the police said.
The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Travis Reinking.
The shooting occurred around 3.25am in the Antioch neighbourhood of Nashville.
BREAKING: 3 persons fatally shot & 4 others wounded at the Waffle House, 3571 Murfreesboro Pike. Gunman opened fire @ 3:25 a.m. A patron wrestled away the gunman's rifle. He was nude & fled on foot. He is a white man with short hair. pic.twitter.com/d1qxRxsGNx
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 22, 2018
A guest wrestled away the gunman’s rifle, the Metropolitan Nashville police department said on Twitter.
Three people died at the scene and one was declared dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the police said.
Vanderbilt spokesperson Jennifer Wetzel said one victim was in critical condition and the other was critical but stable.
Two other injured persons were treated for minor injuries and discharged from TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, said spokeswoman Katie Radel.
The police had identified a vehicle that is registered to a 29-year-old man from Illinois, who was described as “a person of interest”.
(Reporting by Sayantan Banerjee)
Image- The rifle used by the suspect
Courtesy- Twitter
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