Investigation continues into deadly Idaho In-N-Out Burger shooting

Investigation continues into deadly Idaho In-N-Out Burger shooting

Authorities in Twin Falls, Idaho are still working to determine a motive more than a week after a gunman opened fire outside a newly opened In-N-Out Burger, killing three people and wounding seven others before taking his own life. Police identified the shooter as 24-year-old Chad Williams and said the shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m. on August 1, with dispatchers hearing screaming and gunshots in the background of multiple 911 calls. Williams died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being confronted by an armed off-duty Idaho state trooper and a private citizen, whose intervention police credit with driving him from the scene and preventing further casualties. NBC NewsABC News

The attack unfolded at a location that had only just opened. The restaurant, part of the California chain's Idaho expansion, had opened July 24 and sat in a busy shopping plaza filled with hundreds of people when the shooting began. Witnesses described chaotic scenes as bystanders tried to help the wounded. One witness described seeing a man fire an AR-style rifle before another bystander with a pistol returned fire, while an In-N-Out employee and others helped drag a critically wounded coworker to safety. PBSPBS

In-N-Out confirmed the shooting touched its own staff. Company president Lynsi Snyder said an employee was among those killed, adding that "In-N-Out will be mourning with the families and praying for them as they tread through a very painful season." Two of the seven injured remained in critical condition the day after the attack. Police Chief Matthew Hicks said investigators are confident Williams acted alone, but a motive remained unclear as of the following Monday. The attack has been described as part of a growing list of mass shootings across the country this summer. ABC News + 3