The man who killed four at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee on Sunday before going on the run has finally been caught after a 34-hour manhunt.
The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted just after 2pm ET that Travis Reinking is in custody and had been ‘arrested moments ago’.
Police have not said yet how they captured Reinking or where.
A picture released of Reinking following his arrest showed he had scratches in his arms and mud on his jeans after hiding out in the woods.
Travis Reinking, 29, has finally been captured after he allegedly murdered four people at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee on Sunday. He is pictured here following his arrest
Reinking was covered in bloody scratches and mud after hiding out in the woods following the early morning shooting
The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted just after 2pm ET that Travis Reinking is in custody and had been ‘arrested moments ago’
The 29-year-old has been on the run since Sunday when he opened fire at a Nashville-area Waffle House – killing four and injuring several others.
Waffle House cook Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29, Joe Perez, 20, Akilah Dasilva, 23, Deebony Groves, 21, were all killed in the attack.
Reinking is pictured here in a previous mugshot after he tried to enter White House grounds in July 2017
A SWAT team, bomb squad, police dogs, and helicopters have all been on hand during the nearly two-day search for Reinking.
Officers had focused their search efforts on overgrown wooded areas in Antioch and south Nashville after Reinking was spotted running into the woods near his apartment complex, according to the Tennessean.
Hours before his capture, police had revealed that Reinking stole a car from a Brentwood BMW dealership four days before the Waffle House shooting.
Police briefly chased Reinking through rush hour traffic but he managed to escape.
The car’s GPS tracked it to Reinking’s apartment, but he was not identified as a suspect at the time.
It was just one of many instances of Reinking’s behavior that has been revealed since the shooting.
Reinking’s family has said he was troubled and ‘delusional’ – believing that Taylor Swift was stalking him.
The AR-15 (above) used in the Waffle House shooting was among Reinking’s four weapons that the FBI confiscated in October following an incident at the White House
His family’s home in Morton, Illinois has been surrounded by FBI as relatives reveal that Reinking was suffering delusions where Taylor Swift was stalking and harassing him.
Reinking had several run-ins with police in Illinois before he moved to Nashville, and one in Washington DC in 2017 when he tried to scale a fence near the White House.
His family says his delusions date as far back as 2014.
Reinking believed that Swift was hacking into his phone and into his Netflix account, according to the New York Daily News.
His family revealed that in an incident from May 2016 he believed Swift was stalking him.
Restaurant worker Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29, and 20-year-old customer Joe R. Perez were among the four shot dead by a gunman at a Nashville Waffle House on Sunday
Deebony Groves, 21, and Akilah Dasilva, 23, were also killed when the gunman stormed in and opened fire with an assault rifle
Relatives called emergency services to the scene fearful that Reinking would kill himself, according to WKRN.
In that incident Reinking told Tazewell County authorities that Swift was following him and wanted to meet him at a nearby Dairy Queen.
When he went there he claimed that Swift yelled at him from across the street then ran away.
Reinking said he chased her ‘in an attempt to get her to stop harassing him,’ according to a police report.
Hero diner James Shaw Jr managed to grab the rifle and toss it over a counter after the gunman opened fire. Shaw shows off his injured hand after he grabbed the gun barrel
He followed ‘Swift’ up the side of a building and onto its roof. But when he reached the top the singer was gone.
Reinking was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation ‘against his will’, police said.
He had at least five run-ins with Illinois police before he moved to Nashville, where Swift started her music career.
Following the shooting, it was revealed that Reinking believed Taylor Swift was stalking him
Authorities seized Reinking’s (above) weapons following an incident at the White House in July last year when he was arrested by the Secret Service for crossing a security barrier
Reinking allegedly killed two people outside of the Waffle House at 3.25am on Sunday before storming the restaurant
One more patron was killed inside the restaurant and another victim died at the hospital
Reinking’s family revealed that he had suffered delusions since 2014 and he had at least five run ins with police in Illinois before moving to Nashville, where Swift started her career
On July 7, 2017 Reinking was arrested when he tried to enter White House grounds.
Court records show that he approached a Secret Service agent saying he wanted to set up a meeting with President Donald Trump.
He refused to leave and tried to pass a security barrier saying ‘Do what you need to do. Arrest me if you have to’.
He was given 32 hours of community service to complete by the DC Superior Court and warned to stay away from the White House.
Three of the victims died at the scene and a fourth died at the hospital. Coroners could be seen removing bodies from the restaurant on Sunday afternoon
Coroners carry out a body from the Waffle House where four died in the early hours of Sunday
Reinking’s case was dropped in November after a judge determined he had completed the diversion program, according to Heavy.
It was after the DC incident that the FBI coordinated with Illinois State Police and Tazewell County to revoke Reinking’s gun license, according to WKRN.
He had a carry permit in Illinois and willingly gave up the four weapons he legally owned.
The guns, however, were eventually returned to Reinking’s father who has since confessed to giving them back to his son.
Investigators continue to look for a motive in Sunday’s attack.
Reinking’s political beliefs are not publicly shared on Facebook.
Neighbors of Reinking’s family said that he grew up in a ‘really good Christian home’.
Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson did not reveal a motive for the Sunday shooting but did acknowledge Reinking’s history of ‘mental issues’.