Overview
- Police responded to reports of gunfire around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in a busy shopping corridor near the new In‑N‑Out on Blue Lakes Boulevard North and secured the scene after the violence stopped.
- City and law enforcement officials said multiple people were killed and others wounded, with a Twin Falls spokesman citing three dead and seven injured as provisional counts that may change.
- Officers found the suspected shooter dead at or near the scene and said the immediate threat to the community is over while investigators work to confirm the shooter’s identity and motive.
- Witnesses and video showed a person armed with an AR‑style rifle firing in the parking area and at least one bystander returning fire, and restaurant employees and other civilians rendered first aid to the wounded.
- Roads and the nearby Perrine Bridge were closed during the response, St. Luke’s Magic Valley treated patients, In‑N‑Out expressed sorrow and officials warned hundreds of witnesses are being interviewed as next‑of‑kin notifications continue.