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{{Villain_Infobox |image = Travis_Reinking.jpg |fullname = Travis Jeffrey Reinking |alias = The Waffle House Shooter |occupation = |origin = Morton, Illinois, United States |hobby = |goals = Unknown, if any |skills= Gun accessibility <br> Shooting |crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Larceny |type of villain = Mass Shooter }} '''Travis Jeffrey Reinking''' (born February 1, 1989) is an American man responsible for a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee on April 22, 2018. He is responsible for the death of four people and injuring two more. James Shaw Jr., an unarmed customer, wrestled his weapon, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, away from him, ending his rampage.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooting.html Naked Gunman Kills 4 in Nashville Waffle House Shooting, Police Say], ''The New York Times''</ref> Reinking subsequently fled the scene, but was apprehended the following day.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/us/waffle-house-shooting-nashville.html Waffle House Shooting: Police Say Suspect Is in Custody], ''The New York Times''</ref> Reinking was charged with four counts of criminal homicide, four counts of attempted homicide, and one count of having a firearm while committing a dangerous felony. Forensic psychologists who examined Reinking determined that he suffered from severe schizophrenia, and in August 2018 a judge found Reinking incompetent to stand trial and ordered him committed to a mental hospital for treatment.<ref>[https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/22/waffle-house-shooting-travis-reinking/986217002/ Travis Reinking, Waffle House shooting suspect, committed for treatment for schizophrenia], ''Tennessean''</ref> This decision was later reversed and Reinking was convicted of murder and imprisoned for life.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/nashville-travis-reinking-6839ec09d4c4a743bc5c31c54b918290 Waffle House shooter receives life in prison without parole], ''Associated Press''</ref>
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