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NASHVILLE, TN —-Au- thorities have released de- tails about the victims of Sunday's shooting that left four people dead at a Waffle House in Tennessee. They were identified as Tau- rean C. Sanderlin, 29, Joe R. Perez, 20, DeEbony Groves, 21, and Akilah DaSilva, 23.
Taurean Sanderlin of Goodlettsville was a restau- rant employee and was killed outside.
DeEbony Groves of Gal- latin was inside the restau- rant and was fatally shot. Local media writes that Groves was remembered as a brilliant young woman and tenacious basketball player. She was an exceptional stu- dent and star athlete at Gal- latin High before enrolling at Belmont University where she placed on the dean's list.
Joe Perez of Nashville was at the restaurant at the time of the shooting and was killed outside.
Akilah DaSilva of Anti- och was critically wounded inside the restaurant and later died at Vanderbilt Uni- versity Medical Center.
DaSilva's mother, Shaundelle Brooks, told CBS News her son was a stu-
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL — A Broward judge will not re- turn to the bench after a video captured her angry exchange with a frail inmate in a wheel- chair who died a few days later.
Circuit Court Judge, Mer- rilee Ehrlich was overseeing first appearance court re- cently when she snapped at 59-year-old inmate, Sandra Twiggs as she explained her ailments and breathing treat-
dent at Middle Tennessee State University where he pursued a career in musical engineering. DaSilva’s girl- friend, 21-year-old Shanita Waggoner, was among the wounded. Her family said she underwent surgery and doctors were "trying to save her leg."
Travis Reinking, 29, the suspect in the shooting has been taken into custody, ac- cording to police.
Reinking, was on the loose Monday morning and had been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list.
By Monday afternoon, he had been located in a wooded area near an apartment com- plex where he lived. The ar- rest came after police received a tip on his location.
Reinking was carrying a backpack that contained a handgun and ammunition, it was stated.
Reinking requested a lawyer and refused to answer questions or make a state- ment, said Don Aaron, a spokesman for the Metropol- itan Nashville Police Depart- ment, according to the Washington Post.
He did not explain how Reinking eluded officers,
ments. Twiggs suffered from asthma and chronic lung dis- ease.
The judge told Twiggs "I'm not here to talk about your breathing treatment.” The judge repeatedly inter- rupted Twiggs, telling her to just listen."Ma'am, don't even say yes. Just listen," she said.
She allowed Twiggs to be released without bond for the domestic violence charge, ex- plaining that Twiggs would
The victims of the mass shooting were Black and Hispanic. They were: Akilah DaSilva, DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez and Taurean Sanderlin were fatally shot at the Waffle House in Nashville by Travis Reinking.
Waffle House Shooting Victims ID'd As Worker, Star Athlete, Music Artist
police dogs and search heli- copters, and he would not say what drove the suspect to al- legedly open fire on apparent strangers early Sunday morning.
The Man Who Took Gun From Shooter Honored In Nashville
The man being hailed as a hero for confronting the Waf- fle House gunman was hon- ored at the Tennessee Capitol on Tuesday.
James Shaw Jr.'s hu- mility has shone through since the tragic mass shoot- ing happened.
Shaw is reluctant to call himself a hero, even
James Shaw, Jr. will be hon- ored.
though police have said he saved many lives.
The mayor of Nashville and the CEO of Waffle House
both sang his praises the day he wrestled an AR-15 out of the gunman's hands, burning his own hands on the gun barrel. He was also grazed by a bullet during the attack.
On Monday, Shaw at- tended a vigil for DeEbony Groves who was killed in the attack. He was with his 4- year-old daughter, Brook- lyn.
Shaw will be honored with a resolution on the House floor.
Shaw is a Nashville na- tive. He graduated from Hunters Lane High School and attended Tennessee State University.
need to check in with a court office after her release. “You have to arrange for someone to carry you if you cannot get there yourself,” Ehrlich said.
Broward Chief Adminis- trative Judge, Jack Tuter said Saturday that Ehrlich will not to return to the court- house and that he was reas- signing her cases.
She was scheduled to retire this summer, but instead re- tired effective Monday.
Ft. Lauderdale Judge Retires Early After Mean Treatment Of Disabled Inmate Revealed
Circuit Judge Merrilee Ehrlich retired Monday after her treat- ment of Sandra Twiggs via video was released. Twiggs who was disabled and suffered from COPD died a few days later.
Alabama Woman Thrown To Floor And Arrested At Waffle House For Asking For Plastic Ware
SARALAND, AL - A video of Alabama police wrestling a Black woman to the ground and threatening to break her arm during an arrest at a Waffle House has sparked outrage on social media, but the restaurant chain said the officers' actions appear to have been justified.
Chikesia Clemons was arrested early Sunday by three white Saraland police officers inside a Waffle House and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
The video of the arrest shows officers arguing with Clemons before pulling her from a chair onto the tile floor in an effort to handcuff her. In the process, Clemons' top is
pulled down, exposing her breasts.
"What are you doing?" Clemons exclaims.
"I'm about to break your arm, that what I'm about to do," one of the officers says.
The incident began when Clemons requested plastic utensils with her order and was told by an employee that it would cost her 50 cents. Clemons told the em- ployee she had not had to pay for plasticware at the same restaurant the night before, at which point the white em- ployee canceled the order and Clemons asked to complain to a manager, and police were called.
The video ends with Cle-
Chikesia ‘Kiki’ Clemons and family have hired an attorney after an incident at the Waffle House in Alabama.
mons, her chest still ex- posed, getting handcuffed by both officers and one of them asking the friend filming: "Can you come fix her clothes?”
She was taken to a local police station and charged with disorderly conduct. Howard told ABC News he paid $150 of her $1,500 bail to free her. She's due back in court in June.
Saraland police have reached out to discuss the matter, but Howard told ABC News "we want to have a lawyer sitting with us."
Waffle House spokesman Greg Rollings disputed that version of events, saying the information the company re-
viewed "differs significantly" from Clemons' account.
"After reviewing our secu- rity video of the incident and eyewitness accounts, police intervention was appropri- ate," Rollings told the Asso- ciated Press in a statement, without providing further de- tails about what occurred.
The Saraland Police De- partment said it is investigat- ing the arrest.
The head of the Mobile NAACP chapter compared the incident to the controver- sial arrest of two black men for trespassing at a Philadel- phia Starbucks earlier this month and told AL.com that the organization is looking into the incident.
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