{"id":1402,"date":"2026-08-03T18:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newslive.com\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:02:15","slug":"authorities-seek-a-motive-in-the-mass-shooting-at-an-idaho-in-n-out-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1newslive.com\/?p=1402","title":{"rendered":"Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">TWIN FALLS, Idaho &#8212; <\/span>Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shooting-idaho-twin-falls-15be31e5c532e7dfe4b7108d83dd47be\">open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant<\/a> over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police Chief Matthew Hicks said Sunday detectives are confident that the gunman, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/twin-falls-idaho-shooting-fast-food-restaurant-2b1104d872124c2733faec0ddb89ffc4\">identified as Chad Williams<\/a>, acted alone in the shooting Saturday at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, a southern Idaho city of about 56,000 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He said Williams\u2019 family is cooperating fully with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">An off-duty state trooper and a civilian fired on the attacker and diverted him from the restaurant, the chief said. Police haven&#8217;t disclosed their names or those of the victims. Twin Falls spokesperson Josh Palmer said Monday that police are still trying to identify next of kin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two of the wounded were treated at a hospital and released, three were listed as stable, and two others were in critical condition, police said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">An In-N-Out employee was among those killed, the fast-food chain\u2019s owner, Lynsi Snyder, said in a statement. She didn&#8217;t identify the worker. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The restaurant, which opened July 24 as part of the California chain&#8217;s Idaho expansion, is in a busy shopping plaza, and hundreds of people were in the area when the shooting happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lane Koehn, 34, said he was at a nearby stoplight when he saw someone with an AR-style rifle emerge from the drive-thru. A man with a pistol started firing at the shooter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He then saw someone in an In-N-Out uniform drag a person, also wearing a uniform, bleeding from a gunshot wound to her chest across the parking lot. The employee, Koehn and the man with the pistol stayed until paramedics arrived for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cShe was pretty bad off, but I don\u2019t know. I hope she made it,\u201d Koehn said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He said the man holding the rifle fired at least three or four rounds, though it wasn&#8217;t clear if anyone in particular was targeted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Video taken by a driver from across the street captured a shooter, who appeared to be dressed in black, walking up to a white car carrying a long rifle, opening the driver-side door and popping the trunk. The person then walked to the trunk and reached inside. At that point, the driver who shot the video left quickly, fearing that the man might be getting more weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Nayeli Rodriguez, 40, of Burley, was inside waiting for food with her daughters when she heard shots from the kitchen. An employee said it was a shooting and told people to get down. Rodriguez said an older man tried to protect her and her daughters, and they were among the last to run outside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">\u201cWe were trying to get as far as we could and some angels let us in their car,\u201d Rodriguez said via text message. \u201cI left my car there in the parking lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/wireStory\/authorities-seek-motive-mass-shooting-idaho-burger-135331168\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWIN FALLS, Idaho &#8212; Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself. 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