Key Takeaways
- Three people died and two were wounded in a shooting outside In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho.
- Police confirmed the attacker is dead and stated the FBI is assisting with the investigation.
- A bystander, possibly named Jordan Salinas, engaged the shooter with a handgun, although details about his involvement remain unverified.
- Two surviving victims received medical treatment, and officials lifted a shelter-in-place order after determining there was no ongoing threat.
- The FBI opened a tip line for anyone with footage or information, as investigators continue searching for a motive.
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TWIN FALLS, ID — Three people were killed and at least two more were wounded Saturday afternoon in a shooting outside the In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho. Police say the attacker is dead. Video from the scene shows an armed bystander engaging the shooter in the parking lot with a handgun fitted with a suppressor.
A Twin Falls Police Department spokesperson confirmed the three deaths and at least two injuries, as reported by NBC News. Police later confirmed the attacker was dead and the threat over, put the attack at around 4 p.m. local time, and said the FBI was assisting, as reported by ABC7 Eyewitness News.
Police have not identified the bystander. The name circulating is Jordan Salinas, along with a Facebook profile attributed to him that shows him training with firearms, though the account has not been verified as his. No agency has said whether his rounds struck the attacker or how the attacker died.
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The two surviving victims were taken to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. Officials issued a shelter-in-place order while tactical units swept the area and lifted it after determining there was no ongoing threat, though major routes stayed closed, including the Perrine Bridge. Today, Twin Falls PD posted that the FBI had opened a digital media tip line at fbi.gov/twinfallsshooting, asking anyone with photos, video or dashcam footage to submit it because “even small details may help investigators.” In-N-Out said it was “heartbroken” and that its “prayers go out to our customers, associates and all of their families.” Investigators are still working to determine a motive.
What stays with me is the direction he moved. A man was shooting people in a burger restaurant parking lot at four in the afternoon on a Saturday, and everyone in that lot was running the other way. Whatever the investigation eventually says about whose rounds landed where, a man with a pistol on his hip closed distance on that threat instead of leaving it to work through the crowd unopposed. I think he saved lives. That is mindset, and it was built long before Saturday.
Wanna bet he’s former military?