Nashville Waffle House shooting
| Nashville Waffle House shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Waffle House 3571 Murfreesboro Pike, Antioch, Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Coordinates | 36°03′02″N 86°36′56″W / 36.05056°N 86.61556°W |
| Date | April 22, 2018 3:25 a.m. (CDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapon | Bushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 4 (2 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Travis Jeffrey Reinking |
| Defender | James Shaw Jr. |
| Motive | Delusions |
| Verdict | Guilty on all counts |
| Convictions |
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| Sentence | Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole |
On April 22, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at a Waffle House restaurant in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, when 29-year-old Travis Jeffrey Reinking fatally shot four people and injured two others with an AR-15 style rifle. Another two people were injured by broken glass. Reinking was rushed by an unarmed customer, James Shaw Jr., who wrestled the rifle away and stopped the shooting spree. Reinking was captured on April 23, ending a 34-hour manhunt.
Due to severe schizophrenia, Reinking was initially found incompetent to stand trial and committed to a mental hospital for treatment. Later that decision was changed and Reinking was put on trial for four counts of first degree premeditated murder on January 31, 2022. He was convicted of the charges on February 4, 2022.