Several people killed in shooting at Idaho In-N-Out restaurant, officials say

Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said. The situation unfolded before 2:30 p.m. local time. Social media video obtained by CBS News showed people fleeing a shopping center parking lot as multiple gunshots are heard. In the video, a person carrying what appeared to be a firearm could be seen outside the restaurant opening the doors to a parked sedan. In a news conference Saturday night, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters that there were fatalities, but he could not confirm an exact number.

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The suspected gunman was dead, Hicks disclosed, but he did not detail how the person was killed. "The suspected shooter in this incident is deceased," Hicks said. "He was nearby on the scene there, and we are working to try to ascertain his identity and the motivations behind that."The police chief said that investigators were attempting to interview "hundreds of people" that were in the area at the time of the shooting. "We have literally hundreds of people that were in some way, shape or form in the area of this restaurant at the time that are being interviewed right now," Hicks said.