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Twin Falls Police Detail August 1 Mass Shooting; Names of the Three Killed Not in Official Record

At a briefing on Friday, August 7, Twin Falls police and the county sheriff's office released new details about the attack that killed three people, but the identities of those killed have not been released in the material available.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 10, 2026, 1:03 a.m. ET

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people were killed and wounded in a mass shooting in , , on Saturday, August 1, figures attributed to a and reported by KEZJ; the death toll of was also reported by KIDO Talk Radio and Reason. Officials have not released the identities of those killed in the material available, and no names should be assumed from reporting alone. Accounts of where the shootings occurred differ. KEZJ and KIDO Talk Radio reported the locations as an eatery — In-N-Out — a visitor center, and along Blue Lakes Boulevard North; Reason described customers and staff at an , including at the drive-through; KMVT identified the site as . KEZJ reported that footage aired at the briefing showed shootings at the eatery, the visitor center and along Blue Lakes Boulevard North, that motorists were wounded in cars on Blue Lakes Boulevard, and that business employees were on the canyon hiking trail. The briefing, held at 10 A.M. on Friday, August , set out the scale of the response. KEZJ and KMVT reported that 150 law enforcement personnel from 19 different agencies responded. Police Chief Matthew Hicks said dispatchers received 85 calls in the first 10 minutes and 163 in the first hour; police, in details released Friday, said 167 calls were made to local dispatchers in the first hour of the assault. police said officers began responding to reports of possible shooters in multiple locations within about minutes, and that authorities determined after about 90 minutes that there was only one active shooter. Responding agencies included the Police Department, the County Sheriff's Office and the FBI's Salt Lake City office. "What happened here was violent, frightening and traumatic," Hicks said, as reported by KMVT and Reason. At a Sunday press conference, County Sheriff Jack Johnson said: "I want to extend my deepest thanks to the off-duty trooper and the good citizen that engaged the shooter," adding that "these people are true heroes in our community, and their actions diverted the shooter and no doubt saved many lives." The suspect is dead, according to KEZJ and Reason. police said the suspect shot himself, KMVT reported, and KEZJ reported that footage released by the department showed the gunman shot himself as emergency responders pursued him; Reason described the death as a . An In-N-Out vigil for the victims was planned for P.M. on Friday, August , at 1965 Blue Lakes Boulevard North.

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Revision history

  1. Version 69 Aug 2026, 01:42current

    Moved the note that victims' identities have not been released into the opening, added KIDO Talk Radio's venue description and KEZJ's account of police-released footage of the suspect's death, and broadened attribution on the 167-call and multi-agency figures.

  2. Version 58 Aug 2026, 06:28

    Removed the crisis helpline line, which was not present in the verified fact set, and adjusted the headline and dek to the briefing framing.

  3. Version 48 Aug 2026, 06:07

    Added Police Chief Matthew Hicks's quote and dispatch-call and response timings from KMVT, noted the 163/167 first-hour call discrepancy, added KMVT's Canyon Park West location reference, and attributed the self-inflicted shooting to Twin Falls police.

  4. Version 38 Aug 2026, 05:47

    Added briefing details on multiple shooting locations, three motorists wounded in cars on Blue Lakes Boulevard, employees on the canyon hiking trail, and In-N-Out staff returning on-site August 6.

  5. Version 28 Aug 2026, 05:14

    Added the August 7 police and sheriff's briefing figures (seven injured, 150 personnel from 19 agencies, 167 dispatch calls), the FBI Salt Lake City office among responders, the planned vigil, and the sourced conflict over how the suspect died; removed an unsourced crisis line.

  6. Version 18 Aug 2026, 02:46

    First published.

  7. Version 110 Aug 2026, 05:03current

    First published.

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