{"id":25333,"date":"2026-08-02T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25333"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:48:33","slug":"idaho-in-n-out-worker-was-shot-dead-by-disgusting-human-who-doesnt-value-lives-of-others-or-his-own-chain-owner-lynsi-snyder-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25333","title":{"rendered":"Idaho In-N-Out worker was shot dead by \u2018disgusting human who doesn\u2019t value lives of others or his own,\u2019 chain owner Lynsi Snyder says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fin-n-out-shooting.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261785648545\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In-N-Out Burger\u2019s president slammed the gunman who killed one of the chain\u2019s workers during Saturday\u2019s shooting in Idaho as \u201ca disgusting human who doesn\u2019t value the lives of others or his own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynsi Snyder said her \u201cheart is broken\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/01\/us-news\/wild-footage-appears-to-show-2-gunmen-open-fire-outside-idaho-in-n-out-sparking-mass-panic\/\">after the attack at the newly opened Twin Falls, Idaho, restaurant left two innocent people dead<\/a>, including an In-N-Out associate, and several others wounded before the suspected shooter fatally shot himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I\u2019ve shed,\u201d Snyder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1441644274820967&amp;set=a.845076847811049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In-N-Out Burger president Lynsi Snyder blasted the gunman behind the Idaho restaurant shooting as \u201ca disgusting human\u201d who \u201cdoesn\u2019t value the lives of others or his own.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe lost one of our beautiful Associates tonight. She was taking care of our most important asset \u2014 our Customers, and her life was taken by a disgusting human who doesn\u2019t value the lives of others or his own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe shot both on our property and off, and ended his life shortly after he took the precious lives of our Associate and Customers, innocent people who never saw it coming,\u201d Snyder added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Snyder, whose grandparents first opened the burger joint in 1948, said the company would \u201cbe mourning with the families and praying for them\u201d while also supporting employees and customers who witnessed the bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you all, and I ask you to turn to God, not in anger, but seeking comfort and strength for those who are hurting,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will stand together, and we will do everything we can to learn from this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Snyder said her \u201cheart is broken\u201d in a statement issued hours after the shooting at the Twin Falls, Idaho, restaurant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shooting erupted around 2 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant before spilling into the parking lot in what Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks described as a \u201cvery chaotic\u201d scene.<\/p>\n<p>A witness described seeing a man carrying what appeared to be an AR-style rifle emerge from the drive-thru before another man, who was armed with a pistol, began firing at the madman, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shooting-idaho-twin-falls-15be31e5c532e7dfe4b7108d83dd47be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One In-N-Out employee dragged a wounded co-worker across the parking lot while others tried to help until paramedics arrived, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cellphone video from the scene appeared to show a man with a rifle moving through the parking lot of an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho <span class=\"credit\">X\/commandante_<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The shooting left two people dead, including an In-N-Out associate, and several others wounded before the suspected shooter fatally shot himself. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Bell Jr. via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Video captured from a nearby vehicle appeared to show the gunman moving through the parking lot before pointing a rifle toward the driver\u2019s-side window of a blue Tesla and firing twice.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter then lowered the weapon, moved away from the vehicle and ran across the lot with the firearm still in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities locked down nearby businesses and closed surrounding roads, while St. Luke\u2019s Magic Valley asked people to avoid coming to the hospital unless they needed emergency care.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Video from a nearby vehicle appeared to show the gunman walking through the parking lot before firing twice at the driver\u2019s-side window of a blue Tesla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jerome Police Chief Duane Rubink told CNN that \u201cit appears there was one shooter who is deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hicks said investigators were still working to confirm the final number of people injured as detectives interviewed hundreds of witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>He said authorities were also working to identify the gunman and determine a motive.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is assisting local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police said investigators were continuing to work to identify the gunman and determine what may have motivated the shooting. <span class=\"credit\">KMVT via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Twin Falls location had been open for just over a week, having welcomed its first customers on July 25.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of several new In-N-Out restaurants in Idaho as the California-based burger chain <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/22\/lifestyle\/in-n-out-burger-expands-reach-leaving-out-on-us-region\/\">continues expanding beyond its West Coast roots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Snyder became president of In-N-Out in 2010 at age 27, taking over leadership of the family-owned business founded by her grandparents, Harry and Esther Snyder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div 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