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Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, August 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say — WPLG Local 10, Delray Beach Dining news
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Sunday, crediting an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots that diverted him.Investigators are confident that the gunman, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, acted alone during the shooting Saturday at an In-N-Out location in Twin Falls, Police Chief Matthew Hicks said at a news conference.In all, four people died, including Williams, and seven others were injured at the recently opened restaurant in the southern Idaho city of about 56,000 people. Authorities said Sunday that two of the injured were treated at a hospital and released, three were listed as stable, and two were in critical condition.Hicks said an off-duty state trooper and an armed citizen — whose identities weren't immediately disclosed — both fired back and diverted the gunman from the restaurant.“We believe their actions helped drive the suspect away from the s

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