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FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
Sun Apr 22, 2018, 11:52 AM Apr 2018

Waffle House shooting: 4 dead in Antioch shooting; suspect had prior contact with police

Travis Reinking, 29, was named as a person of interest, according to police. The vehicle the gunman arrived in is registered to him. Police said he lived in a nearby apartment complex.

Federal and local law enforcement were already aware of Reinking "due to previous interactions," police spokesman Don Aaron said. FBI investigators were on the scene Sunday morning.

A man believed to be Reinking was last seen in a wood line near Discovery at Mountain View Apartments on Mountain Springs Drive, near the Waffle House. The man was wearing black pants and no shirt, police said.

Police dressed in full SWAT gear stormed into an apartment at that complex with their guns drawn later Sunday morning, screaming for by standers to "get back.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/22/antioch-tn-waffle-house-shooting-naked-suspect/540033002/

Another failure to protect and serve.

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Waffle House shooting: 4 dead in Antioch shooting; suspect had prior contact with police (Original Post) FarCenter Apr 2018 OP
Waffle House Shooting: Another Preventable Mass Murder By Gun. Fred Sanders Apr 2018 #1
It is shocking how little time someone gets for a violent assault exboyfil Apr 2018 #2
Law enforcement is demoralized by a court system which puts dangerous felons back on the street FarCenter Apr 2018 #3

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
2. It is shocking how little time someone gets for a violent assault
Sun Apr 22, 2018, 12:04 PM
Apr 2018

My daughter was threatened with blinding at work while her coworkers tackled the man. One of the coworkers was scratched in the eye by the object the man was holding. The charge is a Class D felony (the lowest level) and had a $3,000 bond. This after permanently disabling another person earlier in an assault. A Class D felony has a maximum sentence of five years with the ability to defer or suspend the sentence.

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