Waffle House Mass Shooter Taurean Sanderlin In Custody

Taurean C. Sanderlin has been taken in custody. Developing (ORIGINAL STORY:) Three victims have been identified in a Sunday morning shooting at a Nashville area Waffle House.

Taurean C. Sanderlin, age 29 of Goodlettsville. He was an employee of the restaurant who was killed as he stood outside. Also killed outside was 20-year-old Joe R. Perez, of Nashville, who was a patron of the restaurant.

The third death at the scene was 21-year-old Deebony Groves, of Gallatin. She was killed inside the restaurant.

(ORIGINAL STORY:) Travis Reinking has been named by TN police as the gunman wearing only a green jacket when he opened fire at a Nashville area Waffle House at about 3:25 a.m. Four people were killed in the shooting.

A customer managed to snatch the weapon away from the Reinking. “The man who wrestled the gun away is a hero,” a witness said.

“A man believed to be Travis Reinking was last seen in a wood line near Discovery at Mountain View Apts. on Mountain Springs Drive near the Waffle House,” police tweeted. “The man was seen wearing black pants and no shirt.” source

Police said the assailant shed his jacket and fled on foot. By later Sunday morning, the suspect may have put on black pants.

So far, the motive for the shooting appears to be random, police said.