A mass shooting outside a newly opened In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, left three people dead and several more wounded over the weekend. Among the victims was a 23-year-old employee whose story has now torn through social media, as friends, coworkers, and strangers try to make sense of what happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Her family has since come forward with details about who she was, what she loved, and the goal she was working toward before her life was cut short. But her mother has also had to speak up for a very different reason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWitness accounts from the scene paint a wild picture of brave bystanders and fleeing crowds, but the story behind one fallen worker hits hardest. From her career ambitions to an appalling internet scheme that forced her grieving mother to step forward, the full picture is finally unraveling. | Source: Facebook\/ashleygaribay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Shooting and Its Victims<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nOn August 1, 2026, the newly opened\u00a0In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho,<\/a>\u00a0looked like any other location in the chain. Workers in their red aprons and paper hats moved through the lunch rush, serving fries and welcoming customers through the door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nThe restaurant had been open for barely a week. It was the company’s\u00a0441st location<\/i>, according to an\u00a0Instagram announcement<\/a>, and had drawn steady crowds since its debut. Twin Falls sits roughly 130 miles southeast of Boise, in a stretch of the city’s north side packed with hotels, retailers, and restaurants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nIt’s the kind of place residents and travelers pass through every day without a second thought. That changed just before 2:30 p.m., when a young man walked in carrying a gun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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On August 1, 2026, the newly opened\u00a0In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho,<\/a>\u00a0looked like any other location in the chain. Workers in their red aprons and paper hats moved through the lunch rush, serving fries and welcoming customers through the door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The restaurant had been open for barely a week. It was the company’s\u00a0441st location<\/i>, according to an\u00a0Instagram announcement<\/a>, and had drawn steady crowds since its debut. Twin Falls sits roughly 130 miles southeast of Boise, in a stretch of the city’s north side packed with hotels, retailers, and restaurants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It’s the kind of place residents and travelers pass through every day without a second thought. That changed just before 2:30 p.m., when a young man walked in carrying a gun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n