Police confirm fatalities, injuries after shooting at Idaho In-N-Out Burger
Police in Idaho confirmed there are fatalities and injuries after the report of an active shooter near an In-N-Out Burger location in Twin Falls on Saturday.
At a news conference Saturday evening, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters he could not provide an exact number of people killed or the number of people injured as authorities worked to notify next of kin.
The suspected shooter is also dead, Hicks said, and police believe there is no longer any threat to the community.
Police are still working to identify the suspected shooter and his motivation, Hicks said.
Multiple people were taken to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center, he said.
Lynsi Snyder, In-N-Out's president, said in a statement posted on social media that an employee was shot and killed.
"In-N-Out will be mourning with the families and praying for them as they tread through a very painful season," she said.
Police responded to a call for shots fired at the In-and-Out Burger on Blue Lakes Boulevard in Twin Falls at 2:29 p.m. on Saturday, according to police.
A large police presence from multiple agencies descended on the scene, Hicks said.
The restaurant is located near a busy shopping area, and Hicks said there were potentially hundreds of people nearby, calling it an "exceptionally chaotic scene."
The area around the In-N-Out and the Twin Falls Visitor Center remained close while authorities continued processing the scene, police said.
Police were still interviewing witnesses and asked anyone with information to come forward, Hicks said.
The FBI said it was aware of the situation and offering assistance to local law enforcement, according to an agency spokesman.
In a statement on social media, Idaho Gov. Brad Little asked for prayers "as law enforcement and first responders respond to an active shooter situation near In-N-Out."
Twin Falls is a city of more than 56,000 people about 128 miles southeast of Boise.
-ABC News' Luke Barr and Jessica Gorman contributed to this report.
Editor's note: This story has been updated.
