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Multiple people dead in Idaho In-N-Out Burger shooting, police say

From The Guardian · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries.
  • The shooter was among the deceased, and authorities are working to identify them and their motive, stating the immediate threat to the community has ended.
  • Witnesses described a chaotic scene, with one person seeing the shooter with a rifle and another witnessing an employee drag a wounded person to safety.

A chaotic scene unfolded at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon, leaving multiple people dead and others injured. The shooter was among the deceased, according to Twin Falls police chief Matthew Hicks. Authorities are still working to determine the shooter's identity and motive, but Hicks stated that the threat to the community is believed to be over.

We believe the threat to the community is over.

— Matthew HicksTwin Falls police chief Matthew Hicks stated that the immediate threat to the community had ended.

Details about the exact number of casualties remained unclear as officials focused on notifying next of kin. Twin Falls county commissioner Brent Reinke, citing Sheriff Jack Johnson, indicated that five people were injured. A witness, 34-year-old Lane Koehn, described 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 recounted seeing an In-N-Out employee drag a bleeding person across the parking lot to safety.

It was a very chaotic scene.

— Matthew HicksTwin Falls police chief Matthew Hicks described the scene at the In-N-Out Burger.

Koehn, who was told by police to evacuate due to an active shooting situation, reported hearing at least three or four rounds fired. The shooter's targets, if any, were not immediately clear. The incident occurred near a busy shopping area, with hundreds of people present at the time. Police are interviewing witnesses and seeking information from the public. Twin Falls is a city of approximately 56,000 people located about 130 miles southeast of Boise.

She was pretty bad off, but I don’t know. I hope she made it.

— Lane KoehnWitness Lane Koehn described seeing an employee drag a wounded person to safety.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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