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On April 22, 2018, 29-year-old Taurean Sanderlin, who worked at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, was killed in a shooting that began in the restaurant’s parking lot. The shooter opened fire outside, fatally wounding Sanderlin and Joe Perez, then entered the Waffle House armed with an AR-15 and killed two more people, DeEbony Groves and Akilah DaSilva, while several others were injured.

A customer, James Shaw Jr., disarmed the gunman as he paused to reload, ending the attack. The shooter, identified as Travis Reinking, was arrested after a manhunt the following day and charged with multiple offenses, including four counts of first-degree murder. Court proceedings disclosed a history of mental health issues; Reinking was at one point found unfit to stand trial, later treated and then found competent. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and the prosecution sought life without parole.

If anyone knew Taurean, his routines, or was at the Waffle House that night, does anyone have information that could add to the record?