Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting suspect identified as Chad Williams
Police say Chad Williams, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after three victims were killed and seven people were injured.
By Sal Moretti · Money Reporter
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The Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting suspect has been identified as Chad Williams, 24, police said Sunday. Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said Williams died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attack that killed three victims and injured seven others.
The three people killed were victims of the shooting and do not include Williams, who also died, according to the police briefing. Authorities have not released the victims’ identities.
Who was the Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting suspect?
Hicks identified Williams during an Aug. 2 briefing and said investigators were confident he acted alone. Police are still working to establish a motive and the full sequence of events, while Williams’ family is cooperating with investigators.
The shooting began near the In-N-Out on Blue Lakes Boulevard on Saturday, Aug. 1. Multiple 911 calls reached dispatchers at 2:29 p.m., with screaming and reports of gunfire audible in the background, Hicks said.
What police have confirmed
- Three shooting victims died and seven people were injured.
- Two injured people were treated and released, three were in stable condition and two were in critical condition. Hicks said those figures were preliminary and could change.
- An off-duty Idaho State Police trooper and a civilian returned fire at Williams. Police said they believed the pair’s actions drove the suspect from the scene and prevented further casualties.
- In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder said one of the people killed was an employee.
Five of the seven injured people remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon, according to ABC News, including the two patients in critical condition.
A separate shooting is under review
Hicks also disclosed a separate officer-involved shooting after law enforcement arrived and began searching the area. No one was hurt in that incident, he said, and the Jerome Police Department is reviewing the Twin Falls officer’s actions.
Police warned the public not to spread unverified claims online. Hicks said posts naming another person as the shooter were false and that the person had no connection to the case.
The FBI is assisting local authorities, and police have asked witnesses with photos, video or other digital evidence to contact investigators. The restaurant had opened July 24, about a week before the shooting, according to Associated Press reporting.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS News.