Waffle House Shooting Suspect Wanted For Brentwood Auto Theft

BRENTWOOD, TN -- Travis Reinking, the 29-year-old suspect in Sunday's deadly shooting at an Antioch Waffle House and subject of a massive manhunt, is under investigation for stealing a car in Brentwood earlier last week.

Brentwood Police are interviewing employees at a Cool Springs BMW dealership where Reinking may have stolen a car Tuesday.

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Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron said Reinking stole the car as he was discussing a test drive with an employee. Brentwood Police briefly chased the car to Concord Road, but called it off due to traffic and speed considerations.

Aaron said the car was later recovered at a Reinking's Antioch apartment complex using the GPD inside the car. Reinking never identified himself to BMW employees and was not arrested.

Reinking is accused of killing four people - Taurean Sanderlin, 29, a Waffle House worker, and patrons Joe Perez, 20, DeEbony Groves, a 21-year-old Belmont University senior; and Akilah Dasilva, 23 - when he opened fire with an AR-15 at the Murfreesboro Pike restaurant around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Two women who were hospitalized after the shooting were upgraded to stable condition Monday.

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