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DeEbony LaShea Groves

Case from Antioch, TN dated Apr 22, 2018

Victim Details

DeEbony LaShea Groves

Female

Black / African American

Antioch

TN

2018-04-22

21

DeEbony

LaShea Groves

07/17/2026

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DeEbony LaShea Groves, a 21-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on April 22, 2018, in a mass shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Antioch, Tennessee. A senior at Belmont University, Groves was remembered as a bright and hardworking student with a promising future.

The incident unfolded in the early morning hours when a gunman, identified as Travis Reinking, opened fire in the restaurant's parking lot before moving inside. Clad only in a green jacket, Reinking used a ...
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  • Nashville Waffle House shooting - Wikipedia
  • WBBJ TV: Waffle House suspect's ex-bosses asked feds to help him - WBBJ TV
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