Four gunned down at Nashville restaurant
Nashville, Apr 22 (IBNS): Four people were killed and four others injured when a semi-nude gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Nashville on this morning, police said.
The gunman fled on foot and remains at large, the police said.
The shooting occurred around 3.25am in the Antioch neighbourhood of Nashville. A guest wrestled away the gunman’s rifle, the Metropolitan Nashville police department said on Twitter.
Three people died at the scene and one was declared dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the police said.
Vanderbilt spokesperson Jennifer Wetzel said one victim was in critical condition and the other was critical but stable.
Two other injured persons were treated for minor injuries and discharged from TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, said spokeswoman Katie Radel.
The police had identified a vehicle that is registered to a 29-year-old man from Illinois, who was described as “a person of interest”.
(Reporting by Sayantan Banerjee)
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