00:04A busy Saturday afternoon at a shopping center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Families getting lunch at
00:10In-N-Out Burger. Then at 2.29 p.m. everything changed. Police say a gunman opened fire at
00:17the In-N-Out on Blue Lakes Boulevard North, one of the busiest commercial corridors in this
00:22southern Idaho city of about 56,000 people, roughly 130 miles southeast of Boise. Officers
00:30responded within minutes to reports of an active shooter. Nearby roads were shut down. A shelter-in-place
00:36order went out across the area. A neighboring Chick-fil-A closed its doors. The Magic Valley
00:42Mall locked down, telling shoppers to stay put. Three people are dead, and at least two people
00:48were injured, according to Twin Falls city spokesperson Josh Palmer, though police later
00:53said five people were hurt, and officials cautioned that number could still change. Police found
00:58the body of a suspected gunman near the scene. It's not yet clear whether the shooter is counted
01:03among the three dead. Twin Falls police chief Matthew Hicks told reporters,
01:09We believe the threat to the community is over, confirming the suspected shooter is deceased.
01:14He praised the response from every agency involved, calling it the most chaotic scene that many
01:20of them will ever have in their careers. Multiple agencies responded. Twin Falls police, the county
01:35sheriff's office, Idaho state police, and the FBI. Idaho governor Brad Little asked the public for prayers
01:42as law enforcement worked the scene. The identity and motive of the shooter remain under investigation.
01:48Officials haven't released names or ages of victims. They're still working to notify families first.
01:55Police have specifically asked the public not to spread unconfirmed information circulating on social
02:01media. This in-and-out location had only opened on July 24th, less than two weeks before the shooting.
02:07In a statement, the company's COO said, We are heartbroken. This is a developing story,
02:13story, and details are still emerging.
02:17We are heartbroken. This is a developing story, and details are still emerging.
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