This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Two of the three victims in the deadly shooting at an In-N-Out location in Idaho have connections to California.
The New York Times reported that one of the victims, Christopher Claunch, is from Santa Clarita. Claunch was a patron of the restaurant at the time of the shooting.
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WATCH HEREThe other victim, 23-year-old Ashley Garibay, of Stockton. Garibay had traveled to Twin Falls as an associate of the restaurant chain to help train other employees at Idaho’s first In-N-Out location.
The shooting left three people dead in total and at least seven others injured.
Authorities say there could have been more victims if it was not for an armed bystander who distracted the gunman. The bystander was seen in a video shooting into a Tesla outside of the restaurant.
“We believe their actions helped drive the suspect away from the scene, preventing further casualties,” Matthew Hicks, the Twin Falls police chief said about the bystander and an off duty state trooper who also engaged the gunman.
Witnesses say the ordeal lasted between 10 to 15 minutes.
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A pastor who was there at the scene described the immediate aftermath when the gunman opened fire as a “sea of panic.”
“There were hundreds of people around there in the restaurant," said witness Glenn Kirby. “We were just mainly running for our lives. It was very scary so we didn’t have time to really analyze what was happening. It was mainly just get out of there without getting shot."
In a statement from Claunch’s family, they described him as someone with a “huge heart.” And the family of Garibay described her as “an amazing, beautiful soul who loved living life and was a friend to all.”
A motive for the shooting is still unknown.
