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Illinois man sought after 4 killed in shooting at Tennessee Waffle House

Police identified Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, Ill., as the owner of the car that the gunman arrived in, and said he is a person of interest in the case.
Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, IL, is a person of interest in Waffle House shooting. The vehicle the gunman arrived in is registered to him. Gunman last was seen walking south on Murfreesboro Pike. He shed his coat and is nude.

The rampage began at about 3:25 a.m. at the Waffle House in Antioch, police said. The suspect fled on foot, nude, after shedding his coat, police said.

Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, Il., was initially named as a person of interest, and the vehicle the gunman arrived in is registered to him. Later, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Don Aaron, said Reinking matches the description of the gunman and is being treated as a suspect.

"If you see a nude guy walking around, call the police immediately," Aaron said in an interview with local media broadcast on CNN. "We believe he may be the suspect in this."

A man believed to be Reinking was last seen in a wood line at an apartment complex near the Waffle House. The man may have donned black pants, police said. Police do not believe the gunman is still armed but said residents in the area should lock their doors.

In a statement, Nashville Mayor David Briley called it "a tragic day for our city anytime people lose their lives at the hands of a gunman."

"My heart goes out to the families and friends of every person who was killed or wounded in this morning’s shooting," Briley said. "I know all of their lives will be forever changed by this devastating crime."

"There's clearly more to be said about these circumstances, but for now I ask Nashville to pray for and rally around these victims and join me in thanking the Metro Nashville Police Department as it works to find and apprehend the shooter.”

Sunday's violence took place less than two miles from the mass shooting at an Antioch church in September, where one person died and nine were injured after Emanuel Samson opened fire during Sunday morning services.

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