Footage circulating on social media appears to capture one of the most chilling moments from a mass shooting that left three people dead and seven more injured at a Twin Falls, Idaho In-N-Out Burger on August 1, 2026. The 31-second clip, watermarked by independent outlet Scope Report, was filmed from inside a moving vehicle through the passenger-side window, giving an unobstructed view of a busy commercial parking lot on what appears to be a sunny afternoon.
A man in blue jeans and a black t-shirt with a yellow circular logo on the back walks through the lot carrying what appears to be an AR-style rifle. He moves past a bank of Tesla Superchargers – a grey Tesla and a blue Tesla Model Y visible in the frame – firing his gun three times into one of them before he continues past a directory sign and a wooden enclosure before disappearing behind a large brown corrugated metal shipping container.
Law enforcement did not confirm multiple shooters. Jerome Police Department Chief Duane Rubink told CNN, “It appears there was one shooter who is deceased from a self inflicted gunshot.” Twin Falls City Public Information Officer Josh Palmer said separately that authorities were working “[to determine] now some of the other individuals who may have been involved in it.”
WATCH: Video reportedly shows one of the two believed suspects opening fire with what appears to be an AR-style rifle in a parking lot in Twin Falls, Idaho. No word on casualties. pic.twitter.com/eBo3zagILN
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) August 1, 2026
Further footage circulating online – confirmed by local outlet KMVT – captures the same gunman moving through the In-N-Out drive-thru line, while another clip shows him discharging his weapon into the stationary Tesla, with The Mirror reporting that three shots struck the vehicle’s windshield. Workers in red aprons and paper hats, and customers, were captured on video running frantically out of the building.
Lane Koehn, a witness who had been stopped at a traffic light close to the scene, described to the Associated Press what he observed: they “[saw] a person with an AR-style rifle emerge from the drive-thru” and that “a man with a pistol started firing at the shooter.” Koehn also said he watched an In-N-Out employee drag a colleague – bleeding from a gunshot wound to the chest – across the parking lot.
Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks confirmed the suspect died at the scene, though as of Saturday evening the cause of death had not been officially determined. “The suspected shooter in this incident is deceased. He was nearby on the scene there, and we are working to try to ascertain his identity and the motivations behind that,” Hicks said. His identity and motive remained unknown at the time of writing, with officials also withholding the names of victims while family notifications were ongoing.
The emergency call came in around 2:29 p.m., prompting a multi-agency response that included the Twin Falls, Jerome, and Buhl Police Departments, along with Idaho State Police and the Twin Falls Fire Department. The FBI and ATF joined the investigation. Roads including the Perrine Bridge were closed, Magic Valley Mall went into lockdown, and St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center issued a critical alert urging the public to stay away unless facing a genuine emergency. Several of the wounded were taken to the hospital, where at least some arrived in critical condition.
“We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks said at a press conference, adding: “Today has been a very hard day here in Twin Falls. A tragic day.”
The location had been open for just over a week when the shooting occurred, marking the chain’s fourth restaurant in Idaho. Despite only launching eight days prior, the Twin Falls outpost had quickly become popular in the city, which has a population of around 56,000. According to Police Chief Hicks, the situation unfolded as “exceptionally chaotic,” and detectives have been tasked with tracking down and speaking to what he estimated could amount to hundreds of witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to contact Twin Falls dispatch at 208-735-4357.