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The suspect in the fatal shooting of four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville was taken into police custody on Monday, ending a massive manhunt, authorities said. 
Travis Reinking, 29, is suspected of opening fire at a 24-hour restaurant early Sunday morning. He was believed to have been hiding in a wooded area near the restaurant and his apartment.
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Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks. They announced the arrest Monday afternoon on Twitter, but did not immediately give details.

More than 100 Nashville police officers had been going door-to-door and searching wooded areas, joined by dozens of agents with the FBI, the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. 
Police said he had stolen a BMW days before the attack. The car was quickly recovered, but authorities did not immediately link it to Reinking.

He previously stormed into the Waffle House wearing nothing but a green jacket, wielding an AR-15-style rifle, at about 3.25am local time.
Reinking, described as a white man with brown hair, opened fire with an AR-15 in the Waffle House parking lot and then stormed the restaurant shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, police say. Four people were killed and four others were injured before a quick-thinking customer wrestled the assault weapon away, preventing more bloodshed. Reinking then stripped off completely and escaped, police said. 
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Reinking killed four people during the melee, which was finally stopped when customer James Shaw Jnr charged at the gunman as he went to reload, officials said.
“I just saw my opportunity and attacked,” Shaw said on Monday morning on NBC News’ Today. “I did learn that he did actually have other magazines in his gun, and he could’ve reloaded. I’m glad I acted.”
Waffle House worker Taurean Sanderlin, 29, and Joe Perez, 20, were killed outside, while Akilah Dasilva, 23, and DeEbony Groves, 21, were fatally shot when Reinking sprayed inside the restaurant according to police.

Reinking fled the Waffle House, ditching the green jacket in the process, and was reported near his flat complex later that morning.
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Two women – 24-year-old Sharita Henderson and 21-year-old Shanita Waggoner – were wounded in the attack and are currently in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, a CNN reporter tweeted.

Police say about 20 people were in the Waffle House at the time of the shootings. They included people of different races and ethnicities, but the four people killed were minorities – three black and one Hispanic. 
It’s not clear why Reinking opened fire on restaurant patrons, though he may have “mental issues,” Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson said earlier.

Reinking had run-ins with the police back in Illinois, and one with the Secret Service in July 2017 when he tried to get through a White House barrier, officials said.
He previously believed Taylor Swift was stalking him in 2016 while he was in Illinois, according to an arrest report in his native Tazewell County.
Reinking told police he was convinced the singer was trying to breach his Netflix account and phone.


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Naked gunman suspected of killing four at Nashville Waffle House  in police custody 

Police tape blocks off a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville after a gunman opened fire on Sunday. Photo: AP

Police tape marks the apartment building reported to be where Travis Reinking lives in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, April 22, 2018. Police say Reinking is the suspect in a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant Sunday in Nashville that left four people dead. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Metro Davidson County Police inspect the scene of a fatal shooting at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 22, 2018. REUTERS/Harrison McClary TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Nashville police officers gather alongside a wooded area as they search for a shooting suspect near a Waffle House restaurant Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. At least four people died after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant early Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Hero James Shaw speaks during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the suspect. (Wade Payne/The Tennessean via AP)

Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, Illinois, is shown in this undated photo obtained April 22, 2018. Reinking is wanted as a person of interest by police after a fatal shooting at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 22, 2018. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES, NO ARCHIVES

Hero’s fight with naked gunman in US waffle restaurant: ‘He was going to have to work to kill me’

James Shaw, right, gets a hug from Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: AP

Emergency workers walk outside a Waffle House restaurant Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. At least four people died after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant early Sunday.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

James Shaw Jr., shows his hand that was injured when he disarmed a shooter inside a Waffle House on Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. A gunman stormed the Waffle House restaurant and shot several people to death before dawn, according to police, who credited Shaw, a customer with saving lives by wresting the assailant's weapon away. (Larry McCormack/The Tennessean via AP)

Hunt for naked gunman who killed four people at Tennessee Waffle House

Police officials at the scene of the shooting. Photo: EPA

epa06685201 A handout photo made available by the Metro Nashville Police Department reportedly shows Travis Reinking who is sought after by police in connection with a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant outside Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 22 April 2018. According to police, three people were shot dead and 4 others wounded after a nude gunman had opened fire on the guests at the restaurant early morning. Police have started a manhunt and identified Travis Reinking as person of interest in the shooting. EPA-EFE/METRO NASHVILLE PD HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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