Officer and civilian fire back, Idaho In-N-Out shooting

A civilian who returned fire during a mass shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, August 1, is being hailed by authorities for helping to end the attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded. The gunman, identified by police as 24-year-old Chad Williams, later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Jordan Salinas, 35, was pulling into the restaurant's parking lot with his girlfriend around 2:30 p.m. when he saw a crowd fleeing the building. He initially thought it was a kitchen fire, but then heard gunfire. Salinas, who was legally armed, drew his semiautomatic pistol and ran toward the sound. He later described his response as automatic and mechanical.

Video posted online shows Salinas taking cover and moving toward the restaurant. He observed Williams standing by the drive-thru window, raising a rifle and firing toward vehicles. Salinas leveled his pistol and fired, marking the first time he had ever aimed his weapon at a person. He recounted that the gunman's demeanor shifted dramatically when he began taking return fire. "He did not like it when bullets started firing both ways," Salinas told the Idaho Statesman.