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Naked gunman kills four in Nashville Waffle House | |
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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 reportedly opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle. | |
Four other people were wounded. A customer wrestled the weapon from the man, who then fled the scene on foot. | |
Police are hunting for the suspect, and have 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. | |
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. |