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| Naked gunman kills four in Nashville Waffle House | 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. | 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 semi-automatic rifle. | |
| Two other people were wounded. One of them wrestled the weapon from the man, who then fled the scene on foot. | |
| Police are hunting for the suspect, whom they identified as Travis Reinking, 29, from Illinois. | Police are hunting for the suspect, whom they identified as Travis Reinking, 29, from Illinois. |
| James Shaw Jr, the customer credited with saving lives by taking the gun off the killer, has told US media he does not feel like a hero because "it feels selfish". | James Shaw Jr, the customer credited with saving lives by taking the gun off the killer, has told US media he does not feel like a hero because "it feels selfish". |
| How did the attack unfold? | How did the attack unfold? |
| Arriving in a pick-up truck, the killer shot two people outside the restaurant, before firing more shots inside, Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said. | Arriving in a pick-up truck, the killer shot two people outside the restaurant, before firing more shots inside, Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said. |
| Three victims died at the scene and the fourth in hospital. | |
| Police say he was naked except for a green jacket, which he shed as he left the scene. | Police say he was naked except for a green jacket, which he shed as he left the scene. |
| The suspect was later spotted in woodland wearing black trousers but no shirt, police say. | |
| Police released a photo of the rifle taken off him in the restaurant, which appears to be an AR-15, 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 attack in February that left 17 students and staff dead. | 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. |
| How did Mr Shaw intervene? | How did Mr Shaw intervene? |
| At the start of the shooting, the customer ran to the restaurant's toilet area, Mr Aaron said. | At the start of the shooting, the customer ran to the restaurant's toilet area, Mr Aaron said. |
| When the firing stopped and the gunman was looking at his weapon, Mr Shaw rushed him, wresting the rifle from his hands and tossing it over the counter. | When the firing stopped and the gunman was looking at his weapon, Mr Shaw rushed him, wresting the rifle from his hands and tossing it over the counter. |
| Grazed by a bullet himself, the 29-year-old said later he had simply seen his chance and taken it, the Tennessean reports. | Grazed by a bullet himself, the 29-year-old said later he had simply seen his chance and taken it, the Tennessean reports. |
| "I remember I was like 'Dang, I'm basically in a barrel'," he said. "There is no place for me to go." | "I remember I was like 'Dang, I'm basically in a barrel'," he said. "There is no place for me to go." |
| "I... remember thinking that he is going to have to work for this kill," he continued. "I had a chance to stop him and thankfully I stopped him." | "I... remember thinking that he is going to have to work for this kill," he continued. "I had a chance to stop him and thankfully I stopped him." |
| "I grabbed the gun and kept it down," Mr Shaw said. "He had one hand on it. I pulled it away and threw it over the bar." | "I grabbed the gun and kept it down," Mr Shaw said. "He had one hand on it. I pulled it away and threw it over the bar." |
| While being treated in hospital for his injury, he was told by a girl that he had saved her life. | While being treated in hospital for his injury, he was told by a girl that he had saved her life. |
| "I didn't do it to be [a] hero," Mr Shaw said. | "I didn't do it to be [a] hero," Mr Shaw said. |