Waffle house shooting with AR 3 dead several wounded

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OBTW, he's still loose...so the drum beat can be amplified for a number of cycles...
A half-naked man suspected in the slayings of four people at a Waffle House remained on the run Monday, and authorities said he may be armed with one of the guns seized from him last year after he tried to enter the White House to see President Donald Trump.

More than 80 Nashville police officers continued to search for Travis Reinking, joined by agents with the FBI, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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M-Quigley wrote:It's great that the guy in Tenn was able to disarm that guy by hand, but the situation happened to be right for him to attempt it, and much riskier to him than just shooting back. In at least two mass shootings I've read about, other unarmed people have tried what he did in other mass shootings and died for their efforts.
Mr. Sharp deserves all the kudos and more for his quick action. However, this is the type of thing that more people should try, instead of running like headless chickens or hunkering down, waiting for the coup de gras, as the police seem to encourage.
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The suspect in the killings of four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee had an encounter with law enforcement days before the rampage, when he stole a BMW, led cops on a chase, but ultimately got away, authorities revealed Monday.

The Nashville Metro Police Department said Travis Reinking, 29, stole a BMW from a dealership in Brentwood on Tuesday and let authorities on chase before they lost him in heavy rush hour traffic.

Metro Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters cops chased the vehicle, but then opted to track the car via a GPS device.

The vehicle was recovered the same day at Reinking's apartment complex in neighboring Antioch. Aaron said that authorities did not know Reinking's identity at the time since he did not provide identification at the dealership before taking the vehicle.

"They had no idea who the man was," he said.
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The suspect is now in custody.

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JonasM wrote:The suspect is now in custody.

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Now comes the insanity defense. If it succeeds, then we'll see if the mental health industry will release him back on the street after a few months.
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I’ve come with a prepared statement from the FBI and I’ll read it to you and then we’ll be available for questions later. This was stated by Mr. Aaron before, and I’ll state it again. 'In July of 2017, the FBI’s Springfield, Illinois field office received information regarding Travis Reinking from the U.S. Secret Service. In coordination with the Secret Service and state and local law enforcement, the FBI took investigative steps to include database reviews and interviews. Coordinated action was taken with the Illinois State Police to revoke Mr. Reinking's firearm owners identification card and Taswell Country Sheriffs Office to then remove firearms in his possession. After conducting all appropriate investigation, the FBI closed the investigation of Reinking in 2017. I feel confident the FBI took all the steps of federal jurisdiction that we could at the time. Thank you for your time.”

Hey, ya'll, we took away his firearm owners identification card, and removed his firearms, and that's all we could do. What do you want from us?

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Shooters ex-boss told the FBI to keep him he needs help after the previous incident in DC. somehow they missed that indicator, just like they did with the parkland shooter.

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The co-owner of a Colorado crane company where the suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a Nashville restaurant once worked said she had urged federal officials to keep him in custody after he was arrested at the White House last year.
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