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Gunman kills several at Idaho fast-food restaurant

A gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in multiple deaths. The attacker was also among the deceased, according to Police Chief Matthew Hicks, who stated the threat to the community is believed to be over.

Al Jazeera StaffAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-02 · 01:26 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Gunman kills several at Idaho fast-food restaurant
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A gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in multiple deaths. The attacker was also among the deceased, according to Police Chief Matthew Hicks, who stated the threat to the community is believed to be over. The exact number of fatalities and injuries was unclear as relatives were still being notified. A witness reported seeing an individual with an AR-style rifle exit the drive-through and then be fired upon by another person with a pistol. Investigators believe there was a single attacker and are working to identify him and determine if others were involved.

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The gunman was among the dead after the attack.

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We believe the threat to the community is over.

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Multiple people have been killed and others wounded after a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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Investigators believed there was one attacker and were working to identify him and determine whether others were involved.

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I saw someone armed with an AR-style rifle exit the drive-through and then be fired upon by a man with a pistol.

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Multiple deaths reported after gunman opens fire at In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho.Twin Falls, Idaho – Multiple people have been killed and others wounded after a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in the US state of Idaho.The gunman was among the dead after the attack in Twin Falls on Saturday afternoon, Chief of Police Matthew Hicks said.“We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks said, adding that the toll was unclear and relatives were still being notified.“It was a very chaotic scene,” he added.A witness, Lane Koehn, said he was at a stoplight near the restaurant when he saw someone armed with an AR-style rifle exit the drive-through and then be fired upon by a man with a pistol.He also saw an employee drag a woman with a gunshot wound to the chest to safety, where they waited for paramedics.“She was pretty bad off, but I don’t know. I hope she made it,” Koehn said.City spokesperson Josh Palmer said investigators believed there was one attacker and were working to identify him and determine whether others were involved.Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said he was “grateful for the swift response of Idaho’s first responders”.
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