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CousinIT

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 06:43 PM Apr 2018

Waffle House murderer was mentally ill & previously arrested by Sec. Svc. outside White House

Last edited Sun Apr 22, 2018, 07:49 PM - Edit history (1)

AND BEFORE YOU READ FURTHER, this is your reminder that Donald J. Trump made it EASIER for those who are mentally ill to buy GUNS...




BREAKING: Nashville shooting suspect arrested last year by Secret Service for being in restricted area near White House, police say


https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/04/22/travis-reinking-nashville-waffle-house-shooting-suspect/540144002/

The 29-year-old Illinois man accused of carrying out a fatal shooting Sunday morning at an Antioch Waffle House previously had weapons removed from his possession after a 2017 arrest near the White House.

Newly obtained Illinois police records also show the suspected shooter thought he was being stalked by Taylor Swift and had previously threatened people with an AR-15 rifle.

Travis Reinking opened fire early Sunday morning at the Waffle House, killing at least four people, Nashville police say. At least four others were injured.

In July 2017, the U.S. Secret Service arrested Reinking for being in a "restricted area" near the White House, according to the Secret Service.

"He wanted to set up a meeting with the president," said Secret Service representative Todd Hudson.
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