Police on the hunt for naked gunman who killed 4, wounded 2 others at a restaurant

Tragedy struck at a restaurant in the suburb of Antioch, in Nashville, Tennessee when a naked man opened fire on customers killing four and wounding two others in the process.

Reports say the assailant who is now on the run reportedly burst into the Waffle House with a semi-automatic rifle and opened fire on the victims before he was wrestled down by one of the customers but he later fled the scene on foot.

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James Shaw Jr, the customer credited with saving lives by seizing the gun from the killer, has told US media he does not feel like a hero because “it feels selfish”.

Reports say policemen are now on the hunt for the attacker whom they identified as Travis Reinking, 29, from Illinois.

 

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