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Naked gunman kills three in Nashville Waffle House Naked gunman kills four in Nashville Waffle House
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A nude gunman has killed three people at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee, police say. A nude gunman has killed four people at a Waffle House in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, police say.
The man burst into the restaurant at 03:25 (08:25 GMT) in the suburb of Antioch and opened fire with a rifle. Four people were also wounded. The man burst into the restaurant at 03:25 (08:25 GMT) in the suburb of Antioch, and reportedly opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle.
A customer managed to wrestle the weapon from the man, who then fled the scene on foot. Four other people were wounded. A customer wrestled the weapon from the man, who then fled the scene on foot.
Police hunting for the suspect described him in a tweet as "a white man with short hair". Police are hunting for the suspect, and have identified a "person of interest" in the case.
They later identified a "person of interest" in the case. Police say the gunman was naked except for a green jacket when he opened fire and shed it after the shooting.
The gunman was reportedly armed with an AR-15 style assault rifle, a weapon commonly used by mass shooters in the US. Similar rifles were used in the Las Vegas shooting last October that killed 58 people, and the Florida school shooting in February that left 17 students and staff dead. He was armed with an AR-15 rifle, a weapon commonly used by mass shooters in the US, according to local media.
Similar rifles were used in the Las Vegas shooting last October that killed 58 people, and the Florida school attack in February that left 17 students and staff dead.
Debate over gun control intensified following the Florida shooting, with mass protests and school walkouts across the country demanding stricter legislation in recent weeks.Debate over gun control intensified following the Florida shooting, with mass protests and school walkouts across the country demanding stricter legislation in recent weeks.