Police about to hold news conference with updates on shooting. FBI, ATF, Waffle House CEO, Nashville mayor and police are expected to speak.
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JUST IN: Police identify victims killed in this morning's Waffle House shooting as Taurean Sanderlin, 29 (employee); and patrons Joe Perez, 20; Akilah Dasilva, 23; and a 21-year-old woman whose family hasn't been notified.
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NEW INFO about suspected shooter: Travis Reinking was arrested by Secret Service in July for being in restricted area of White House. AR-15 used today had been seized after that, but IL law enforcement returned it to his father who gave it back to Reinking.
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Police say they found 2 ammunition magazines in Travis Reinking's jacket that he shed as he fled the Waffle House. He used an AR-15. "He clearly came armed with a lot of firepower intending to devastate the south Nashville area."
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Nashville @MayorBriley calls for increased gun control for assault weapons. "It's been only 7 months since we had another mass shooting here in Nashville, and that is far too frequent."
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Hero James Shaw Jr. who wrestled gun is now talking. He first went to another Antioch Waffle House first but it was crowded, so his friends moved to Murfreesboro Pike one.
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FBI SAC from Nashville to Shaw: "You're owed a great deal of thanks by everyone in this room and everyone in this community."
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UPDATE: Secret Service says Travis Reinking was trying to set up a meeting with President Trump in July when he was arrested outside the White House for unlawful entry.
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In addition to AR-15 used in shooting, cops recovered another rifle and a long gun from Reinking's apartment. He could have a handgun with him now. "He's murdered four times with no apparent reason and no apparent motive, so we're very concerned," said chief.
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Across the Antioch area, is going House to house checking on residents and looking for shooter. An officer said they got a report of a man walking through a construction site off Saddlecreek Way, but not necessarily fitting suspect's description.
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NEW: According to police in IL, Reinking's dad assured law enforcement he'd keep his son's guns secure when deputies came to seize them due to Reinking's state gun ID being revoked/his poor mental health. He gave them back to his son.
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NEW: Illinois police reports show Waffle House shooting suspect's father previously took guns away from his son.
Reports also show Reinking had previously threatened someone with an AR-15.
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BREAKING: gunshots heard just now behind Burnette Chapel (same location of September mass shooting) as SWAT, ATF search for Waffle House suspect Travis Reinking.
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BREAKING: police say Travis Reinking is in custody. Just arrested moments ago.
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UPDATE: police confirm Waffle House shooting suspect apprehended off Old Hickory Boulevard/Hobson Pike in Antioch.
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His father should be charged with something. Criminal facilitation, something! The law did EVERYTHING they were supposed to, his act of going against LEOs is what allowed his son to murder people. Idc if they find an obscure law that fits, it can't be allowed to go unpunished.
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I think his responsibility to keep the guns secure at the very least may make him ineligible to keep a gun license, hopefully they will find him complicit in some way, people not securing their firearms is illegal.
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Send. The. Father. To. Prison. Failure to properly secure firearms should be treated as accessory to a crime.
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