Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Twin Falls shooting: armed citizen intervenes, 3 dead, 7 injured
A man with a gun opened fire near an In‑N‑Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Three people were killed and seven were hurt.
A nearby driver, Lane Koehn, who was also armed, ran up and shot the gunman.
He helped a wounded employee until help arrived.
Police say the gunman probably killed himself, but they don’t know why he did it.
People inside the restaurant ran out and were scared.
The incident happened in the afternoon on a Saturday.
An armed citizen, Lane Koehn, confronted a gunman near an In‑N‑Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday.
The gunman opened fire with a pistol, killing three people and wounding seven others.
Koehn, who was armed, exchanged fire with the shooter and helped an injured employee until paramedics arrived.
Police say the gunman likely died by suicide; motive and identity remain unknown.
Witnesses described chaos, with customers and staff fleeing the restaurant and a reflective vest‑wearing traffic controller alerting patrons.
- Who
- Armed citizen Lane Koehn and an unknown gunman
- What
- Shooting at an In‑N‑Out Burger restaurant
- When
- Saturday afternoon, around 2:30 pm local time
- Where
- Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
- Why
- Motive unknown; gunman likely died by suicide
- Location
- Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
- Victims
- 3 killed, 7 injured
- Perpetrator status
- Died by suicide, identity unknown
- Incident time
- around 2:30 pm local time
- Response
- Armed citizen intervened, paramedics arrived