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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brittney Donovan

Motive in In-N-Out shooting still a mystery two days after gunman attacked new restaurant

  • Police are still searching for a motive in the mass shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho , on Saturday that left three people dead and seven others injured.
  • Chad Williams, 24, was named as the shooter who killed himself after carrying out the attack. His family is cooperating with the investigation, Police Chief Matthew Hicks said.
  • Witnesses described seeing the shooter with an AR-style rifle and another individual with a pistol confronting him. Another witness saw an In-N-Out employee dragging a wounded colleague amidst the chaos at a busy shopping plaza.
  • An off-duty state trooper and a civilian intervened by firing at the attacker, police said, which diverted him from the restaurant.
  • An In-N-Out employee was among those killed, the fast-food chain’s owner, Lynsi Snyder, said in a statement. The restaurant had just opened July 24 as part of the California chain's Idaho expansion.

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