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A shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon left three people dead and two others injured, according to CBS News. The incident began around 2:30 p.m. local time, with eyewitnesses reporting chaos as people fled the scene while gunshots rang out. City spokesperson Josh Palmer indicated that the suspected shooter was also among the deceased.
According to police reports, the shooter was found dead at the scene, confirming that "the threat to the community is over," as stated by Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks, according to Al Jazeera and NPR. Chief Hicks described the scene as "very chaotic" with hundreds of witnesses being interviewed by law enforcement.
Eyewitness accounts provide disturbing details of the event. A witness, Lane Koehn, noted seeing a person with an AR-style rifle and another individual firing back with a pistol. Koehn observed an employee assisting a wounded woman, who had been shot in the chest, as they sought safety, according to India Times, LA Times, and NPR.
Authorities have been working diligently to notify families of those affected and continue to investigate the motive behind the shooting, although the exact number of casualties has not been confirmed. The area around the restaurant was cordoned off as first responders and the FBI assisted local law enforcement during the ongoing investigation, according to India Times and LA Times.