Commissioner: Shooter also down, fatalities likely
A shooting near a shopping center in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon left five people injured and raised the possibility of fatalities, according to Twin Falls County Commissioner Brent Reinke.
Reinke said Sheriff Jack Johnson told him five people were hurt in the shooting, which started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant. While there were no immediate confirmations of deaths and details remained limited, Reinke said it was likely there were some fatalities. He added that the shooter “is also down.”
Reinke, a former prison chief for the Idaho Department of Corrections, said he learned of the incident just before 4 p.m. and that multiple agencies were responding.
“We’re loading people up, all the witnesses, and taking them to different locations for interviews,” Reinke said. “We should have a lot more information within the hour.”
Twin Falls police advised people to avoid the area and closed roads as the investigation continued. Authorities had not released the identities or conditions of the victims or the shooter by Saturday evening.