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In-N-Out Hero Describes Confronting Gunman

Meanwhile, victims are being identified by family and friends
Posted Aug 4, 2026 1:00 AM CDT
In-N-Out Hero Describes Confronting Mass Shooter
This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho.   (KMVT via AP)

The armed bystander who confronted the gunman outside an Idaho In-N-Out says the shooter's confidence evaporated the moment someone shot back. In an interview with ABC News, 35-year-old Jordan Salinas described spotting a rifle-wielding man calmly taking aim at cars outside the Twin Falls restaurant on Saturday, then ducking behind a sign before shooting back. "He seemed unusually comfortable aiming that rifle at those cars," Salinas said. "As soon as some rounds started coming at him, everything changed immediately. All that bravado he had immediately crumbled."

Police say Salinas and an armed off-duty Idaho State Police trooper confronted 24-year-old suspect Chad Williams, who investigators believe later killed himself. Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said their actions pushed the gunman from the area and likely prevented additional casualties. Three people were killed and seven wounded in the attack; five remained hospitalized Sunday, two in critical condition. In-N-Out president Lynsi Snyder said one employee was among the dead. The FBI is assisting as authorities search for a motive and urge anyone with information or video of the shooting, which unfolded in a busy shopping corridor, to contact police.

Very little information has been released about the gunman, but a man who once lived across from Williams in a college dorm tells the AP Williams was "a pretty chill guy" he considered a close friend for a while, until they fell out of touch. "I was never scared or weirded out by him," the man says. Meanwhile, some of the victims were being identified by friends and relatives. Christopher Claunch, 59, who grew up in California before moving to Idaho, was among those killed, his sister tells KTLA. In-N-Out manager Ashley Garibay, 23, was also killed, her uncle tells KCRA. A California resident, she traveled to different locations as part of her job, and was training employees at the newly opened Idaho restaurant.

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