The suspected gunman in the Sunday morning shooting at a Waffle House near Nashville that left four dead and seven injured was arrested Monday, according to local police.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department tweeted the suspect, 29-year-old Travis Reinking, had been taken into custody.
BREAKING: Murder suspect Travis Reinking is in custody. Arrested moments ago. pic.twitter.com/WwuDCXDCGQ
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 23, 2018
BREAKING: Travis Reinking apprehended moments ago in a wooded area near Old Hickory Blvd & Hobson Pk. pic.twitter.com/00ukga37s6
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 23, 2018
Police conducted a massive manhunt for Reinking following the shooting early Sunday morning.
Law enforcement believe Reinking, wearing only a green jacket, opened fire at the Waffle House.
Police credit 29-year-old James Shaw Jr. with stopping the rampage by rushing the shooter and throwing his weapon over a counter.
Law enforcement said Sunday that Reinking had been on their radar prior to Sunday’s shooting. He was arrested by the U.S. Secret Service in July for being in a restricted area outside the White House.
The Secret Service said Reinking was charged with unlawful entry after crossing a security barrier near the White House complex. He reportedly wanted to meet with President Trump.
Following his arrest in 2017, Reinking’s firearms authorization was revoked at the FBI’s request. Police in Tazewell County, Ill., seized four weapons, including the AR-15 rifle allegedly used in the shooting Sunday.
The firearms, though, were ultimately returned to Reinking by his father, law enforcement officials said.
