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Waffle House shooting suspect set for first court appearance May 7

It was originally set for Wednesday, but was rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts, according to the district attorney's office.
Credit: Lacy Atkins / The Tennessean
Travis Reinking, the suspect in a deadly shooting at an Antioch Waffle House, is escorted into Hill Detention Center for booking in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 23, 2018.

The man accused of opening fire on patrons and employees at an Antioch Waffle House early Sunday morning is set to appear in court May 7.

Travis J. Reinking, 29, is charged with four counts of criminal homicide in connection to the Sunday morning shooting deaths of four people at the Waffle House.

His first court appearance is slated for will be before General Sessions Judge Michael Mondelli, court documents show. It was originally set for Wednesday, but was rescheduled due to "scheduling conflicts between the attorneys," according to the district attorney's office.

Reinking is represented by Assistant Public Defender Jonathan Wing.

Reinking was taken into custody Monday, ending a massive local, state and federal manhunt that put the Nashville area on edge as hundreds of officers, search dogs and helicopters swarmed neighborhoods and swept through schools.

Authorities arrested Reinking peacefully in a wooded area less than a mile from the scene of the shooting. His capture capped a chaotic search that began after police said he fled the scene of the shooting on foot, and naked, at about 3:25 a.m. Sunday.

Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29; Joe R. Perez, 20; DeEbony Groves, 21; and Akilah Dasilva, 23, died during the shooting that also injured several others. Two people remain hospitalized.

As of Tuesday morning, Reinking remained in custody on $2 million bond.

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