Newly unveiled footage reveals the harrowing route taken by a gunman during a tragic shooting last week in Twin Falls, Idaho. The incident unfolded at an In-N-Out Burger, leaving three people dead and seven others injured.
Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks provided a comprehensive timeline along with a censored video, detailing the events of the August 1st attack. The footage illustrates the chilling moment as an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper, accompanied by a former law enforcement officer and an armed bystander, engaged the shooter amidst chaos, as patrons and staff scrambled to safety.
The shooter has been identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, who authorities suspect operated alone. Currently, investigators have yet to determine a motive behind the assault.
An off-duty trooper from the Idaho State Police is seen leaping over the counter in response as the shooter escapes outside the fast-food restaurant during the chaotic event on August 1st in Twin Falls, Idaho. (Twin Falls Police Department)
In a statement on Friday, Chief Hicks expressed a conscious decision to omit Williams’ name during their briefing. This decision reflects a commitment to honoring the victims and shifting the narrative to focus on their experiences and lives.
Dispatchers received the first 911 call reporting an active shooter at the In-N-Out restaurant at 2:29 p.m., according to police.
The video begins with the gunman pulling into the restaurant’s drive-thru, where police said he shot and killed restaurant employee Ashley Garibay. He then pulled forward, got out of his car and shot and killed restaurant patron Christopher Claunch with a handgun in the drive-thru.
Former Twin Falls police officer and Idaho State Police trooper Austin James Scott, known as AJ, ran toward the gunfire and confronted the gunman, according to police. Scott drew his handgun but was pulled into a car by others and given aid because of severe blood loss.
This image taken from video provided by the Twin Falls Police Department shows Chad Williams holding a gun and approaching a car in an In-N-Out Burger drive-thru, Aug. 1, in Twin Falls, Idaho. (Twin Falls Police Department via AP)
Police clarified Friday that Scott was not the off-duty Idaho State Police trooper who also responded to the attack, addressing misinformation that had circulated online.
The gunman then retrieved a rifle from his Honda Civic as an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper inside the restaurant helped evacuate employees and customers while searching for the shooter.
Video released by police shows the trooper and gunman exchanging fire. A bystander who tried to assist the trooper and provide aid to a victim inside the restaurant was also shot, police said.
The gunman then moved toward Blue Lakes Boulevard, where police said he shot three people who were stopped at a red light.
This still image captured from video by a witness shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Aug. 1, in Twin Falls, Idaho. (Kevin Bell Jr. via AP)
An armed bystander opened fire on the gunman, who ran toward a nearby Tesla charging station, according to police.
Previous News Media reporting identified the armed citizen as Jordan Salinas, 35, of Kimberly, Idaho. Police have said the actions of the armed citizen and off-duty trooper helped drive the gunman away from the restaurant and prevent further casualties.
At the charging station, police said the gunman shot a person inside one Tesla before shooting Dale Schultz, who died, and wounding Schultz’s passenger in a second Tesla.
The gunman continued toward the Twin Falls Visitors Center and a nearby trail as officers closed in, police said. People evacuated the visitors center, while three others sheltered inside as he entered the building.
This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Aug. 1, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho. (KMVT via AP)
Police said an employee later confronted the gunman on the trail, giving others time to escape.
Officers pursued him toward the canyon, where an officer found him near the edge behind a shopping center. Police said the gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and his body fell into the canyon.
Officers then returned to help victims as firefighters, paramedics and other emergency personnel provided aid.
Police said the actions of bystanders, employees and first responders helped save lives during the attack.
Investigators are still working to determine what prompted the shooting.