A 23‑year‑old Stockton woman, Ashley Garibay, has been identified as one of the victims killed when a gunman opened fire at a newly opened In‑N‑Out in Twin Falls, Idaho over the weekend, multiple media reports say.
Loved ones in Stockton and beyond have been sharing tributes to Garibay, confirming she was one of three people killed in Saturday's mass shooting at the recently opened Twin Falls In-N-Out, where she was training new workers, The Guardian reported.
"Oh my beautiful friend, my heart breaks seeing your pictures knowing they'll just be memories now," a loved one wrote on Facebook.
Garibay's uncle told KCRA 3 that his niece had gone to In-N-Out's newest location to train other employees. He said the family was notified of her death on Saturday evening, and that her father had been in Mexico and came back Monday.
In a statement shared on social media late Saturday, Lynsi Snyder, president of In-N-Out Burger, said her "heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I've shed."
"We lost one of our beautiful Associates tonight. She was taking care of our most important asset – our Customers," Snyder said.
Twin Falls police said they received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Hundreds of people were in and around a busy shopping plaza in Twin Falls when gunfire erupted at the In-N-Out, USA TODAY reported.
"It was a very chaotic scene," Police Chief Matthew Hicks said at an Aug. 2 news conference.
Police on Sunday identified the suspect as Chad Williams, 24, who died by suicide.
Details surrounding the incident have been limited, as "investigators are continuing to review evidence, conduct interviews, and determine the full circumstances, including possible motivation," police said.
Lane Koehn, who captured cellphone video of the incident, told KTVB-TV that he was waiting at a stop light when shots began ringing out and hit a car just feet in front of him.
Koehn said he saw the shooter at least 30 feet away, firing what looked like a semi-automatic rifle at people in their vehicles and through the restaurant's drive-thru window. Then an armed bystander emerged and began firing at the shooter, Koehn told the outlet.
Watch video: Armed citizen confronts Idaho In-N-Out suspected gunman
"We can confirm that an off-duty state trooper and a citizen returned gunfire toward the suspect. We commend their heroic actions, which we believe helped drive the suspect away from the scene and prevent further casualties," police said.
Multiple agencies, including the Twin Falls Fire Department and Magic Valley Paramedics, responded to the In-N-Out, where they provided aid and transported victims to local hospitals, according to police.
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As of Sunday, police said three people had died in the shooting, and seven more were injured. Two of the injured people have been treated and released from the hospital, while three other injured victims are in stable condition and two more are in critical condition
"These numbers are preliminary and may be updated," police said. "Victim identities are not being released at this time out of respect for their families."
Previous reporting from USA TODAY reporters N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Thao Nguyen, and Amanda Lee Myers contributed to this report.
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