Police Surround Tennessee Apartment Complex, SWAT Goes After Waffle House Shooter
SWAT teams are on hand as police have surrounded an apartment complex near Nashville, Tenn., as the hunt for suspected Waffle House shooter Travis Reinking continues.
Local reports indicate that a loud bang was heard as federal agents closed in on the complex, believed to be where Reinking is staying.
A loud bang just went off at the apartment complex in Antioch where the alleged gunman Travis Reinking suspect supposedly lived. Swat has parked outside. @WKRNpic.twitter.com/gQQc1PLYLa
— Brent Remadna (@RemadnaWKRN) April 22, 2018
Some SWAT guys approached suspects apartment, used a speaker to call him out and then there was a loud bang I could hear a mile away down the street. Im at the suspects complex now but cant get back to see whats going on. pic.twitter.com/DlSFI3ST6r
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) April 22, 2018
The SWAT group just walked away from the apartment. Still no update on location of suspect or whether theyre going back. pic.twitter.com/cf0k1IVm3A
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) April 22, 2018
Reinking was identified when authorities discovered that the suspect had arrived at the scene in a vehicle registered in his name.
Waffle House Update: Murder warrants are now being drafted against Travis Reinking.
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 22, 2018
Reinking, 29, reportedly fired through the window before entering the Antioch Waffle House around 3:30 a.m. local time wearing only a green coat — which he dropped during the shooting — and firing, killing four and wounding several others.
Waffle House: 6 persons shot, 4 fatally (3 died at the scene, 1 at the hospital). The 2 others are being treated at Vanderbilt. Search continuing for Travis Reinking. pic.twitter.com/ioR7cVq899
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 22, 2018
A good samaritan was able to wrestle the rifle from Reinkings hands, at which point the suspect left the rifle behind and fled the scene.
James Shaw, Jr., 29, told reporters that he didnt feel like a hero. “I dont really know, when everyone said that (of being a hero), it feels selfish. I was just trying to get myself out. I saw the opportunity and pretty much took it.” (RELATED: 29-Year-Old Man Saved Numerous Lives During Tennessee Waffle House Shooting, Police Say)
SWAT teams have gone door-to-door at the apartment complex, advising residents to stay inside. They have directed those who live in Reinkings building to evacuate.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.
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