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Coroner names those killed in August 1 shooting at Twin Falls In-N-Out

Ashley Garibay, Dale Schultz and Christopher Claunch were identified by the Twin Falls County Coroner after the August 1, 2026 shooting at a newly opened Idaho restaurant; casualty figures differ between outlets.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 2, 2026, 6:47 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 8, 2026, 9:23 p.m. ET

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The people killed in the shooting at an in , , on August 1, 2026, were identified by the County Coroner as Ashley Garibay of Stockton, California; Dale Schultz of Salt Lake , Utah; and Christopher Claunch of Hagerman. Police gave their ages as Garibay, 23; Schultz, 66; and Claunch, 59, of Hagerman, . In a company statement honouring its associate, In-N-Out identified Garibay as a 23-year-old from Stockton, and her family confirmed she was an In-N-Out worker, according to KPVI, TMZ and the Mercury News. Officials confirmed one of those killed was an In-N-Out employee, KEZJ and LocalNews8 reported. In surveillance footage released by the Police Department, the narrator identified Garibay as an In-N-Out employee and Claunch, 59, the New York Post reported on August . Most outlets place the in ; KEZJ styles the state as "ID." people were killed, according to Fox News, KPVI, TMZ, the Mercury News, Al Jazeera, the New York Post, HollywoodLife, LocalNews8, KEZJ, the Daily Mail, KMVT and News; the New York Post and Free Republic reported killed. people were injured, according to Al Jazeera, Fox News, TMZ, HollywoodLife, Free Republic, the New York Post, LocalNews8, KMVT and KEZJ; News, citing a , and the Daily Mail reported wounded. Al Jazeera and the New York Post attributed the breakdown of the injured to police and did not attribute the death toll. Fox News attributed its figures to ; Free Republic and LocalNews8 to Police Chief Matthew Hicks and authorities; and the Mercury News and HollywoodLife to police and authorities who released the names of those killed. The best-supported counts are current as of , per Free Republic and the New York Post; the Mercury News gave figures as of , and LocalNews8 as of . People were at the restaurant for a weekend lunch at a location open only days. Accounts of the setting differ: the Mercury News reported it opened in late July as part of the California chain's expansion, with customers waiting inside and in the drive-thru line; the New York Post reported it opened July 24; the Economic Times reported it welcomed its first customers on July 25 and had been operating a little over a week; Fox News and HollywoodLife described a recently opened location with employees and customers present; and KPVI reported an In-N-Out employee was training new employees there. Jordan Salinas, a customer, told the Statesman that he and his girlfriend stopped for lunch after horseback riding at the In-N-Out off Blue Lakes Boulevard at about :30 p.m., and that a large crowd was rushing out, Al Jazeera and the New York Post reported. Hicks said the gunman began firing inside the restaurant at around p.m. Saturday before the shooting spilled into the parking lot, according to the New York Post and Mercury News. Police responded to reports of gunfire at around :30 p.m. local time and found multiple victims inside and outside the restaurant. Officials said the first officer arrived within about minutes of the initial 911 call, that dispatchers received 85 emergency calls within the first minutes, and that investigators confirmed there was only one suspect after approximately 90 minutes. Area law enforcement responded over a couple of hours to the In-N-Out, the Visitor Center and the Magic Valley Mall, according to KEZJ, Fox News, the Mercury News, the New York Post, HollywoodLife, LocalNews8, TMZ, the Daily Mail, KMVT and News; Al Jazeera, Free Republic, the Economic Times and KPVI reported the location only as the . Hicks said: "We want to take a moment and commend the actions of the off-duty officer and the citizen and their heroic action to stop this incident," adding, "We believe their actions helped drive the suspect away from the scene, preventing further casualties." said, "These people are true heroes in our community," and, "They diverted the shooter and without a doubt saved many lives." Of the families, Hicks said, "Their hearts are also broken at this time." He also said, "We believe the threat to the community is over," and called the scene "very chaotic." In-N-Out reopened its location at 4:15 p.m. on , August , KMVT reported, and the company held a prayer vigil for the victims; a vigil had been planned for p.m. that day at 1965 Blue Lakes Boulevard North, and the Police Department held a press briefing at a.m. the same morning. Lt. Steven Gassert of the department said, "This means a lot to us," adding that it "gave us a chance to kind of pause from our investigation." The suspect is and the incident is no longer active, according to the Mercury News, HollywoodLife, LocalNews8, News, KEZJ and Al Jazeera. Fox News, Al Jazeera, HollywoodLife, Free Republic, LocalNews8, News, the Daily Mail, the Economic Times and the New York Post reported he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene; KPVI, the Mercury News and TMZ reported he ; KEZJ reported he . Jerome Police Chief Duane Rubink said "it appears there was one shooter who is from a self-inflicted gunshot." At a Sunday news conference, Hicks identified him as , and said his body was found nearby. No cause or motive has been determined. Police have opened a center where those affected can get support and request or collect personal items left at the scene, according to the Mercury News; , the Economic Times reported. Responding agencies included the Police Department, the FBI's Salt Lake office, the Meridian, Caldwell, Nampa and Jerome police departments, the County Sheriff's Office and State Police. FBI Salt Lake Special Agent in Charge Robert Boles said the bureau had "committed the full weight of our resources to the Police Department, deploying every investigative and intelligence tool at our disposal," adding that "our evidence response teams and victim services specialists are also on the ground, working tirelessly to support both the investigation and those impacted." If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day: call or text 988.

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Revision history

  1. Version 1913 Aug 2026, 02:22

    Added Idaho State Police's identification of the off-duty trooper as Specialist Steve McClain, with statements from ISP director Colonel Bill Gardiner and McClain.

  2. Version 1812 Aug 2026, 17:14

    Added survivor Austin James as named in the police video, further Hicks statements and the department's video slide on additional acts of heroism, and NBC News detail on the Tesla charging station and visitor center.

  3. Version 179 Aug 2026, 01:23current

    Condensed to five paragraphs and added the Daily Mail and KMVT to the casualty and location attribution lists; no new facts.

  4. Version 169 Aug 2026, 01:08

    Added KMVT reporting that the Twin Falls In-N-Out reopened at 4:15 p.m. Friday, August 7, and held a prayer vigil, with quotes from Lt. Steven Gassert; headline and dek updated to lead on the reopening.

  5. Version 158 Aug 2026, 06:24

    Added headline and standfirst leading with the victims and the coroner's identifications; body facts unchanged.

  6. Version 148 Aug 2026, 06:13

    Added the Twin Falls Police Department's release of surveillance footage in which the narrator identified two of those killed, and restored the crisis line wording verbatim.

  7. Version 138 Aug 2026, 06:10

    Removed the unsupported calendar date "August 4" from the Mercury News as-of attribution; that as-of is now reported exactly as the fact set gives it ("as of Tuesday"), and the LocalNews8 as-of is likewise reported as "Friday" without an added date. Kept the best-supported as-of (Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2026, per Free Republic and the New York Post) leading with its attribution and the competing as-of figures in the same breath. Changed the closing helpline line from "available 24 hours a day" to "available at any hour" to avoid a figure the fact set does not carry. Reworded the headline and dek so the disputed death toll appears as the sourced range (three per most outlets, two per the New York Post and Free Republic) rather than a single picked figure, and split the casualty-attribution sentence so each stated_by branch — the Twin Falls Police Department briefing, police/authorities who released the names, police for the breakdown of the seven injured with the killed toll unattributed, Chief Matthew Hicks/authorities, and city spokesperson Josh Palmer — is named with its outlet. All other conflicts (killed, injured, state, venue, setting, suspect death manner, official instruction) remain reported with both branches and attribution; no facts added.

  8. Version 128 Aug 2026, 05:54

    Condensed the setting and quote paragraphs and tightened attribution wording; no new facts added.

  9. Version 118 Aug 2026, 05:49

    Removed the invented calendar date attached to the Mercury News "as of" branch ("Tuesday, August 4" he added date attached to LocalNews8's "Friday," leaving both days exactly as the fact set states them. All conflicts \u2014 killed (3 vs. 2), injured (7 vs. 10), as-of timing, state styling, venue scope, suspect death manner, setting, official instructions and who stated the toll \u2014 remain reported with both branches and their attributions; no other text changed.

  10. Version 108 Aug 2026, 05:33

    Removed the invented calendar date "August 4" from the as-of paragraph; the Mercury News as-of point is now given as "Tuesday" and LocalNews8's as "Friday," exactly as the fact set states them. Kept the fact-supported figures "Chad Williams, 24" and the July 24 opening date unchanged. Also credited the New York Post alongside Al Jazeera for the police attribution of the seven injured, and HollywoodLife alongside the Mercury News for the attribution to authorities who released the victims' names, matching the fact set's attribution branches. All conflicts (killed toll, injured, as-of, state styling, venue, setting, manner of the suspect's death, official instruction, attribution of the toll) remain reported with both sides named.

  11. Version 98 Aug 2026, 05:27

    No new facts in this cycle; added headline and standfirst reflecting the victim identifications and the casualty-count disagreement, with wording tightened throughout.

  12. Version 88 Aug 2026, 05:24

    Removed the invented calendar dates attached to the casualty as-of days: the Mercury News figures are now dated only "Tuesday" and LocalNews8's only "Friday," exactly as the fact set gives them, eliminating the unsupported "August 4." Restructured that passage so the best-supported as-of (Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2026, per Free Republic and the New York Post) leads and both competing as-of days are still named with their sources. Reordered the suspect death-manner sentence so the best-supported wording (self-inflicted gunshot wound) leads, with the competing wordings retained and attributed. Added the sourced state-styling disagreement (Idaho vs. KEZJ's "ID"). Adjusted headline and dek so the death toll is not picked: both the reported figures of three and two are flagged as differing, while the coroner's and police identifications of the named victims remain. No other facts, quotes or attributions changed.

  13. Version 77 Aug 2026, 15:18

    Added headline and standfirst leading with the identified victims; body facts and attributions unchanged.

  14. Version 65 Aug 2026, 23:53

    Added headline and dek, Jerome Police Chief Duane Rubink's statement, the July 25 opening account and St. Luke's Magic Valley advisory, the 2:30 p.m. police response, Jerome police among responders, and fuller attribution of the casualty figures and their as-of dates.

  15. Version 55 Aug 2026, 23:48

    Added headline and standfirst, included the police chief's statement that the threat to the community is over, and corrected the crisis-resource line to the standard wording.

  16. Version 45 Aug 2026, 23:43

    Added Twin Falls County Sheriff Jack Johnson's on-record statements and listed his office among responding agencies.

  17. Version 37 Aug 2026, 15:17current

    Merged the two sentences that named the suspect into a single sentence, so his name appears exactly once; subsequent references use "the suspect" or a pronoun. Added the source-by-source attribution split for the casualty tolls (police/coroner, Chief Hicks, city spokesperson Josh Palmer) and the KPVI variant naming of the venue, both required conflicts. All figures, quotes and attributions otherwise unchanged.

  18. Version 24 Aug 2026, 23:23

    Restructured to lead with the victims, the toll and the setting rather than the suspect, who is now named once lower in the story.

  19. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:16current

    Added the three victims' names as released by the Twin Falls County Coroner, police and In-N-Out; noted the conflict between reported death tolls of three and two; added the sheriff's and Jerome police chief's statements, the timeline, and the police support center and hospital advisories.

  20. Version 14 Aug 2026, 22:51

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  21. Version 14 Aug 2026, 22:51

    First published.

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