The tragic shooting at a newly established In-N-Out in Idaho has claimed the life of a young employee, whose identity has been revealed by those closest to her.
Ashley Garibay, a 23-year-old from Stockton, California, was the In-N-Out worker fatally shot at the Twin Falls branch over the weekend, as confirmed by her family and friends.
“Oh my beautiful friend, my heart breaks seeing your pictures knowing they’ll just be memories now,” shared Alissa Juarez, a friend of Garibay, in a heartfelt Facebook tribute.
In the wake of the incident, Garibay’s mother, Sabrina Garibay, updated her profile photo to one featuring her daughter, with loved ones offering their heartfelt sympathies in response.
“Ashley, you were such a beautiful soul. You will be dearly missed. I remember when you were just a little one coming to stay with me so your mom could go to work,” reminisced a family member.
‘You have become a beautiful young lady. Rest in paradise.’
In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder, who did not name the employee, previously described Garibay as a ‘beautiful’ associate who was working at the drive-thru.
‘My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I’ve shed,’ Snyder said in a statement shared on Sunday.
Ashley Garibay, 23, of Stockton, California , has been identified by friends and family as the In-N-Out employee who was killed at the new Twin Falls location on Saturday
Garibay’s mother, Sabrina Garibay, changed her profile picture to an image of the two, and loved ones commented their condolences
‘We lost one of our beautiful Associates tonight. She was taking care of our most important asset – our Customers, and her life was taken by a disgusting human who doesn’t value the lives of others or his own.’
‘He shot both on our property and off, and ended his life shortly after he took the precious lives of our Associate and Customers, innocent people who never saw it coming,’ Snyder added.
The shooter, Chad Williams, 24, fired an AK-style rifle at several innocent customers and employees at the restaurant before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Garibay, a customer named Christopher Claunch and an unidentified man were killed in the shooting, and seven people were injured.
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.
Claunch, who worked at Renaissance Ranch Recovery Center, died from his injuries after gunshots rang out around 2.30pm on Saturday, his sister, Kimberly Castaneda, told The New York Times.
Castaneda explained that Claunch, 59, had been sober for two years after struggling with alcoholism.
She reminisced about spending time with him during the Fourth of July holiday and how she enjoyed his carefree attitude.
Three people were killed and seven others were injured in the rampage before the gunman, identified as Chad Williams, 24, turned the gun on himself
Christopher Claunch, 59, died in the horrific In-N-Out shooting in Twin Falls, Idaho on Saturday afternoon, his sister has revealed
‘My silly brother took my headband that I was wearing with little tin wheels on it… and he sat with those things on like it was just no big deal,’ she told the Times.
‘He was always being a goofball.’
He also struggled with the loss of his first wife, who died in a car crash three months after they got married, she said.
He was from California but lived in Idaho for about three decades, Castaneda said.
So when an In-N-Out opened up in the state, he was thrilled to stop by and get the Pacific Coast classic take-out, she shared.
The Daily Mail contacted In-N-Out and the Twin Falls County Coroner’s Office for comment.