The shooter who murdered three people at an In-N-Out drive-thru in Idaho has been identified.
Chad Williams, 24, opened fire at the fast food restaurant on Saturday just after 2pm in Twin Falls.
Williams, who was armed with a camouflaged AR-style rifle, killed three people, including a beloved employee, the franchise owner previously revealed.
Seven others were left injured in the rampage. Two of them were taken to the hospital and later released, the Associated Press reported.
Three others were stable after the shooting, and the remaining two have been left in critical condition.
Williams died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after turning the gun on himself. He also acted alone, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said.
According to Hicks, an armed citizen and an off-duty state trooper both fired back at Williams during the incident.
‘We believe their actions helped drive the suspect away from the scene, preventing further casualties,’ he said.
Chad Williams, 24, opened fire at the fast food restaurant on Saturday afternoon in Twin Falls. He acted alone in the massacre, Police Chief Matthew Hicks said.
Williams killed three people, including a beloved employee, the franchise owner previously revealed
In a statement on Sunday, In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder shared that a ‘beautiful’ restaurant employee died in the tragedy.
‘My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I’ve shed,’ Snyder said in a statement.
‘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.
She did not name the deceased, and no other victims have been identified as police continue to work on notifying their relatives.
Police found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant, Twin Falls city public information officer Josh Palmer previously said.
Video from the scene showed a second shooter firing at the suspect with a handgun, with witnesses claiming he was a heroic bystander who shot back at the gunman and helped victims get to safety.
Another clip also showed Williams opening fire from the drive-thru, sending dozens of terrified witnesses scrambling for their lives.
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