By SHEILA BURKE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville early Sunday, shooting four people to death before a customer rushed him and wrestled the weapon away. Authorities were searching for the 29-year-old suspect, Travis Reinking, …
A customer at the Tennessee Waffle House targeted by a gunman Sunday morning is being celebrated for saving lives with his intervention between rounds. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police believe 29-year-old Travis Reinking arrived at the Nashville area restaurant shortly before 3:30 a.m. and opened fire, killing four people and injuring several others. Reports indicate …
A man wearing apparel supporting President Donald Trump allegedly shoved someone onto subway tracks in Manhattan after making derogatory remarks about the person, the New York Post reports. The victim, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, said he was attacked by the perpetrator on the subway train and then later pushed off the platform at Union Square. The …
A Louisiana teen was shot and a live grenade thrown into his home this week by a suspect or suspects Baton Rouge police are anxious to identify and capture. According to Fox News, the incident occurred early Friday morning. As of initial reports, it was unclear whether police believe the same person was responsible for …
The man accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February had a strong physical reaction when a witness came to identify him as the suspected gunman just after his arrest. According to a police report written by the arresting officer obtained by USA Today, Nikolas Cruz was …
A woman of accused of killing her husband and murdering a woman who resembles her was captured Thursday after a nationwide manhunt. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lois Riess, 56, is accused of killing her husband David Riess in Minnesota last month, and then fleeing the state. While on the run she stopped in Florida, and …
A Minnesota woman being sought in connection to two killings was reportedly seen on hotel surveillance footage not long after her second victim was killed nearby. According to the New York Post, the Lee County Sheriff’s office released surveillance footage appearing to show Lois Riess, 56, at a Hilton Hotel in Ocala, Florida. The footage also …
A Canadian mother has been taken into custody in connection with her toddler daughter’s death. CBC reports that Audrey Gagnon, 23, was set to face charges in court on Thursday, but the hearing has been delayed after the young mother reportedly hurt herself intentionally while in police custody. Authorities told the news outlet that the …
A nationwide hunt is on for a Minnesota woman who allegedly killed a Florida woman who looked like her to steal her identity so she could hide while on the run for murdering her husband. Lois Riess, 56, is now believed to be in Texas, possibly driving a white 2005 Acura TL she stole from …
A judge in southern California will review a death investigation previously ruled a suicide after a civil jury found the victim’s brother-in-law was responsible for her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adam Shacknai was ordered to pay over $5 million in damages to Rebecca Zahau’s family following a civil trial that found him legally responsible …
Arizona mom Brittany Velasquez allegedly murdered her two young children by locking them in a car for over 14 hours and then blaming an unidentified babysitter for their deaths. Nancy Grace looks at the case against the 20-year-old woman with a panel of experts including DNA expert George Schiro, New York psychotherapist Lauren Howard, Atlanta juvenile judge and founder …
The victim of a violent homicide at an event for employees of a Las Vegas casino this week has been identified. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 42-year-old Anthony Wrobel was soon identified as a suspect in the shooting at Sunset Park Sunday. He was described as a Venetian Hotel employee who fatally shot a female victim …
