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Waffle House Shooter Purportedly Wanted To Kill Trump

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in July 2017, he was arrested by Secret Service for being in a restricted area near the White House, The Tennessean reported.  His Illinois firearms authorization was revoked, and local Illinois police seized four weapons, including the AR-15 used at the Waffle House. Police said they believed his father received the weapons after they were confiscated.

Public reports all say that Travis Reinking was caught in a restricted area, but do not share additional details. It’s not clear which incident reported in the news was about Reinking. Some people are saying he jumped the White House fence “naked,” but the only recent story about a naked man on the White House property incident is from 2014 when Obama was President, and Reinking’s incident occurred in 2017.

In fact, searches for news reports about someone jumping the White House fence or being arrested near the White House in July 2017 do not bring up anything but a woman who was caught in the area.

However, some hints about his motivation can possibly be found on Reddit. An anonymous poster shared details about Reinking’s White House visit long before the news or the police released any information about this encounter. This person referred to Reinking as “schizophrenic” and “unstable.” They said he tried to jump the White House fence last year “to kill Trump,” and he was also allegedly obsessed with Taylor Swift. The poster said his fiance’s employer was interviewed by Secret Service last year after the incident. This was all shared before details about Reinking’s White House encounter were on the news. However, none of the details have been corroborated, so at this point it is not known if the poster’s account accurately describes what happened.

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14 Comments on Waffle House Shooter Purportedly Wanted To Kill Trump

  1. All this was just corroborated in a press conference here locally. Once more, federal law enforcement drops the ball.

    And true to form and meeting all expectations, our pathetic mayor wants these ‘weapons of war’ off the streets.

    I’m 57 and have been involved with firearms since I was 10. I’m sick and tired of being held accountable for other peoples’ actions. This shooter is the criminal, not me. Those here who think your rights are safe had better get your minds right. Join the NRA, the SAF and anyone else protecting your rights, because those rights are on the chopping block. And that includes your granddads’ goose gun as sure as it does the other guys AR.

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  2. I can’t imagine someone not helping Mr. Shaw.

    This old lady and my old equally crippled friend would be all over the guy to stop him from leaving the scene. For crying out loud, Mr. Shaw had already removed his rifle from him. So, the others just let the gunman run away!!!

    Mr. Shaw, you are a humble and courageous man. I thank God for you.

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  3. So his firearms certificate was revoked and his weapons given to his father?? Did Dad give the guns back to the screwball and if so shouldn’t he be wearing cuffs now?

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