Posted on 08/02/2026 5:14:14 AM PDT by Red Badger
Three people were killed and at least seven others were wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.
The situation unfolded before 2:30 p.m. local time. Social media video obtained by CBS News showed people fleeing a shopping center parking lot as multiple gunshots are heard. In the video, a person carrying what appeared to be a firearm could be seen outside the restaurant opening the doors to a parked sedan.
In a news conference Saturday night, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters that there were fatalities, but he could not confirm an exact number. Joshua Palmer, a Twin Falls city spokesperson, had initially told CBS News that at least three people had been killed and two more wounded. Palmer then told the Associated Press that at least seven people were injured.
Hicks said there were "a number of people being treated for injuries" at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center, a local hospital.
"Due to the active shooter incident occurring in Twin Falls, please avoid going to St. Luke's Magic Valley unless it is an emergency," St. Luke's also posted to its social media account.
The suspected gunman was dead, Hicks disclosed, but he did not detail how the person was killed.
"The suspected shooter in this incident is deceased," Hicks said. "He was nearby on the scene there, and we are working to try to ascertain his identity and the motivations behind that."
Twin Falls resident Haley Dodaro, 43, and her mother were at In-N-Out for lunch Saturday afternoon. She told the AP that while waiting in the drive-thru line, they saw people running across the road and workers bolting out of the restaurant. At first Dodaro thought there might have been a fire, but then a man directing traffic in a reflective vest said there was a shooter.
"So that's when we knew there was a shooting. People were running out crying and screaming. It was very scary," Dodaro said in a text message to the AP.
The police chief said that investigators were attempting to interview "hundreds of people" who were in the area at the time of the shooting.
"We have literally hundreds of people that were in some way, shape or form in the area of this restaurant at the time that are being interviewed right now," Hicks said.
Police shut down roads and a nearby bridge during the response and asked residents to stay away from the area. An FBI spokesperson told CBS News that its agents were on scene and assisting with the investigation.
Twin Falls is located in southern Idaho, about 120 miles southeast of Boise.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Idaho?
Brand new restaurant opening. Police are keeping mum for some reason............
It’s taking rather a long time to get any details on this shooting. I did see that a good guy with a gun took out the bad guy. I wonder why the slow reveal. Maybe another trans.
That’s what I was thinking. It’s a Liberal’s nightmare....A two-fer for us...............
....or it’s a moooslim..............
“Police are keeping mum for some reason”
In that case I believe it was another gender confused lunatic until it’s proven I’m wrong.
Or a moooslim............
Shooting was apparently stopped by a couple of honest citizens with personal firearms.
According to what I’ve read on the web one guy had a suppressed 5.7 and was first one to engage the bad guy.
Absolutely bad ass.
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In n Out is a Christian owned burger chain. They print Scripture on their cups, etc.
Could be what triggered the looney.
Thank God for the good guy with a gun to take care of the trash.
Ann Coulter’s Law.
suppressed 5.7.............OOH!..........
Could be either but we haven’t heard from the alphabet people recently. Either way, when law enforcement and the media drag their feet on identifying a perp it’s usually one or the other.
Darrius Jackobe Smith was a 19-year-old from Boise, Idaho, who was found deceased at Shoshone Park in Boise in April 2022 during a joint investigation by local law enforcement agencies.
Sorry, mixed up my FreeRepublic post and my X post. Hahaha.
How is this info relevant?................
“””””suppressed 5.7.............OOH!..........”””””
In my estimation, the best zombie gun and caliber, assuming ammunition is available, super high capacity and small caliber whereas a 12 gauge is far too much overkill, bulky, low capacity, heavy and bulky carry of extra ammo for a zombie’s soft head that even a stick can penetrate.
BRAND NEW STORE OPENED ON JULY 26TH ????????
It’s going to sound like this from the spineless media...
“Witnesses claim to hear the shooter yell out “allahu akbar.” While investigation continues, it remains unclear what the motive for the shooting was.”
LOL!!
Police can get a license plate and tell everything about someone in seconds.
But these mass shooters info are kept secret for days. To make sure they scrub out information that is not PC most of the time IMO.
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