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Three killed, two injured in shooting at Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out

Police in Twin Falls responded to what officials described as an active shooter incident at the restaurant on August 2, 2026. The casualty count was described as preliminary when it was given, and no revised figure has been reported since.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 2, 2026, 4:55 p.m. ETUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:58 a.m. ET

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people were killed and injured in what officials described as an active shooter incident at an in , , on August , 2026, according to figures attributed to . The incident was first reported at :29 pm. Police responded, urging people to avoid the area and noting that roads nearby would be closed as officers responded. The casualty count was preliminary when it was given. Joshua Palmer, the public information coordinator for the city of , said: "We want to emphasize that that number may change," adding, "That was just the first number we got." No revised figure has been reported since, so Palmer's caution stands as the most recent word from the city on the count. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. One man, Terry Dudley, was named in a Facebook post by his son, Osiris Dudley; his employer, North Star Taxi, said in a Facebook post that he is alive. Officials have not addressed his status, and no authority has confirmed any connection between him and the casualty figures above. The suspect is , according to reporting. Officials have not said what happened or why, and no cause or motive has been established. Police have not released further details. This account rests on a single report from the day of the shooting. Nothing further has been published into it since, and the figures above remain as they were first given rather than as anything confirmed. Readers should treat them as the initial count, unrevised, and not as a current tally.

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:58current

    Removed the "situation remains developing" framing and the live-revision language from the dek and closing. Replaced them with an explicit statement that the account rests on a single day-of report, that no revised figure has been published since, and that Palmer's preliminary-count caution is the latest word available. Shifted the police road-closure line and the casualty-count framing into the past tense to match the age of the sourcing. All facts, attributions and both Palmer quotes are unchanged.

  2. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:59current

    Restructured to lead with the shooting and the reported casualties rather than the unconfirmed Facebook posts, which now appear lower with the note that officials have not released identities.

  3. Version 15 Aug 2026, 23:53

    First published.

  4. Version 16 Aug 2026, 00:22

    First published.

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