Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service
National
Joseph Wilkinson

Waffle House shooter gets life without parole for killing 4 in Tennessee restaurant

The Tennessee man who murdered four people at a Waffle House in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison without parole Saturday.

Travis Reinking, 33, was convicted Friday on four counts of first-degree murder and 12 other counts for the April 2018 rampage inside the Nashville restaurant.

In the early morning hours of April 22, 2018, Reinking approached the Waffle House in south Nashville wearing only a green jacket. He fatally shot two people outside and two people inside before stopping to reload. In that moment, James Shaw Jr. tackled Reinking and wrestled the gun away from him; Shaw was hailed as a hero.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.