Crime & Safety
Waffle House Shooting: Suspect's Dad Charged With Giving Son Gun
Jeffrey Reinking is accused of giving his son Travis Reinking the AR-15 used to kill four people at a Waffle House in April 2018.
TAZEWELL COUNTY, IL — The father of a man accused of killing four people in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville last year has been accused of supplying the firearm to his son, Travis Reinking.
The Tazewell State’s Attorney’s Office said Jeffrey Reinking knowingly supplied his son with the Bushmaster AR-15 he used in the April 2018 shooting. Authorities say Travis Reinking was nearly naked, wearing only a green jacket, when he opened fire outside the restaurant.
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