NASHVILLE — The suspect in the early Sunday morning Waffle House shooting that killed 4 has been taken into custody, Nashville police confirm.

According to police, 29-year-old Travis Reinking was apprehended in a wooded area a little under a mile away from the shooting.

Police and agents with the FBI, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol had mounted a massive manhunt following the slayings.

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Lt. Carlos Lara said at a news conference Monday that Reinking was found with a backpack that had a loaded semi-automatic gun, .45-caliber ammunition, a flashlight and a holster in it.

A federal official says the father of the man suspected of fatally shooting four at a Nashville Waffle House could face charges for returning guns that were taken from him after an incident last year at the White House.

ATF Special Agent Marcus Watson said at a news conference Monday that Jeffrey Reinking's act of returning the guns to his son is “potentially a violation of federal law.”

Early Sunday, Reinking, wearing only a green jacket and brandishing a rifle, stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, shooting four people to death before a customer rushed him and wrestled the weapon away.

Reinking drove to the busy restaurant and killed two people in the parking lot before entering and continuing to fire. When his AR-15 rifle either jammed or the clip was empty, the customer disarmed him in a scuffle.

This is a developing story. Stay with Spectrum News for updates as they become available.