Multiple dead and injured in Twin Falls, Idaho shooting, officials say
By Danya Gainor, CNN
(CNN) — Multiple people were killed and others were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon in one of Twin Falls, Idaho’s busiest commercial areas, according to Josh Palmer, the city’s public information officer.
The shooter is deceased, he added, and all shelter-in-place orders have been lifted.
“We believe that the threat to the community is over,” Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters Saturday evening. The suspected shooter “was nearby on the scene there, and we are working to try to ascertain his identity and the motivations behind that.”
Twin Falls authorities have not provided the exact number of fatalities, but earlier told CNN at least three people had been killed. It’s unclear if the shooter was included in that initial number.
The incident, which Palmer told CNN began inside a nearby In-N-Out, added to a growing list of shootings this summer that have sent people fleeing from ordinary places: a food festival, parades, places of worship and community gatherings across the country.
The highly-anticipated burger chain had been open for only a week at its Twin Falls location, its new, beckoning storefront quickly becoming a local destination before the violence.
Saturday’s shooting unfolded in a stretch of the city’s north side filled with hotels, national retailers and restaurants that serve residents and travelers alike. Located approximately 130 miles southeast of Boise, Twin Falls is a regional hub for much of southern Idaho.
Authorities believe there was one active shooter, and are working “to determine now some of the other individuals who may have been involved in it,” Palmer told CNN.
The Twin Falls Police Department had urged residents to avoid the area, saying nearby roads and the Perrine Bridge, the primary crossing over the Snake River Canyon for miles, were closed.
Some of the state’s representatives in Washington, DC, said early Saturday, they were thankful and praying for first responders.
“I’m grateful for the swift response of Idaho’s first responders,” said Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo on X.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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