Idaho Fast Food Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead and 7 Injured
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- Three people were killed and seven injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in southern Idaho.
- The suspected gunman was found dead near the scene, and authorities are working to identify victims and the motive.
- A chaotic scene unfolded as witnesses described an active shooter and people fleeing the restaurant.
A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left three people dead and seven others injured, some critically. Twin Falls city spokesman Josh Palmer confirmed the fatalities and injuries, adding that the suspected gunman was found dead near the restaurant. Officials have not yet released the names or ages of the victims as they work to notify family members.
We believe the threat to the community is over.
The Twin Falls Police Chief, Matthew Hicks, stated in a news conference that authorities believe the threat to the community is over, describing the scene as "very chaotic." Investigators are actively interviewing witnesses to piece together the events. The restaurant is located in a busy shopping plaza, and hundreds of people were present in the area around 2 p.m. when the incident occurred.
It was a very chaotic scene.
Witnesses described a harrowing scene. Lane Koehn, 34, reported seeing a person with an AR-style rifle emerge from the drive-thru, followed by a man with a pistol engaging the shooter. Koehn also witnessed an In-N-Out employee dragging a bleeding coworker to safety. "She was pretty bad off, but I don’t know. I hope she made it," Koehn said, recounting the moments before police instructed him to evacuate.
She was pretty bad off, but I don’t know. I hope she made it.
Haley Dodaro, 43, and her mother were in the drive-thru when they saw people running and employees fleeing the restaurant. Initially mistaking the commotion for a fire, Dodaro soon learned from a traffic director that a shooter was active. "People were running out crying and screaming. It was very scary," she texted to The Associated Press. Nayeli Rodriguez, 40, was inside the restaurant with her daughters when she heard shots. An employee alerted them to the shooting and urged them to get down, while another patron attempted to shield Rodriguez and her children.
So that’s when we knew there was a shooting. People were running out crying and screaming. It was very scary.
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