Three Killed in Idaho In-N-Out Shooting Identified as Vigil Draws Twin Falls Together

Twin Falls, Idaho, police on Tuesday identified the three people killed in a mass shooting at a newly opened In-N-Out Burger, as families and friends began describing the lives cut short.

Authorities named the victims as Ashley Garibay, 23, of Stockton, California; Dale Schultz, 66, of Salt Lake City; and Christopher Claunch, 59, of Hagerman, Idaho. Seven others were wounded.

The gunman, previously identified by police as Chad Williams, 24, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the shooting, police said. Investigators still do not have a motive.

Garibay was an In-N-Out employee who traveled to train new workers at locations away from Stockton, where she lived. Her family said she got her first job at one of the restaurants and dreamed of managing a store one day. She joined the traveling team in 2023, family spokesperson Kristin Cole said.

"She was adventurous, outgoing, smart and driven, never letting obstacles get in her way," her family said in a statement. "She lit up a room with her bright smile and a laugh that was contagious." They called her an "amazing, beautiful soul who loved living life."

In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder said in an earlier statement that "we lost one of our beautiful Associates." She wrote: "My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I've shed." The restaurant opened in late July as part of the California chain's expansion into Idaho.

A friend of Claunch, Garren Taylor, said Claunch completed an alcohol rehabilitation program at Renaissance Ranch Recovery Center in Rupert, Idaho, a couple of years ago and was hired there immediately afterward. Known to those close to him as "Toph," he devoted himself to helping others get sober. "He helped hundreds of people," Taylor said Monday. "It wasn't about the paycheck. His attitude was: 'I get to help someone today.'"

Witnesses described chaos in and around the restaurant. One customer told The Associated Press she and her daughters were inside when she heard shots from the kitchen and an employee told her to get down. A man stopped at a nearby stoplight described seeing a person with an AR-style rifle emerge from the drive-thru as a man with a pistol fired toward the suspect.

An off-duty state trooper and a civilian fired on Williams during the attack, police said. "We believe their actions drove the suspect from the scene, preventing further casualties," Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters Sunday.

One of the wounded was Austin James, who confronted the gunman. A Sacramento native, he previously worked for the Twin Falls Police Department and the Idaho State Police before leaving law enforcement, according to his family. His father, Marcus James, a retired Sacramento County Sheriff's Office employee, told CBS News his son ran toward the gunfire but deliberately did not draw his own firearm so responding officers would not mistake him for the shooter. His wife and a friend, both emergency room nurses, treated him at the scene before he was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Steven Pixley was riding his motorcycle nearby when a bullet entered his arm above the elbow and exited below it, his cousin Shane Klaas said Tuesday. Pixley has lost the use of three fingers, and doctors are waiting for swelling to subside before operating. "He's laughing, he's joking," Klaas said, adding that Pixley had recently moved to Twin Falls and found a job. "He had everything in front of him. And then this just, I mean, this is just senseless."

A candlelight vigil was planned Tuesday night at Twin Falls City Park. Police have opened a center where those affected can get support and collect personal items left at the scene. Flags in the city will fly at half-staff until next week.