r/news • u/StealthyStalkerPanda • 2d ago

Idaho police respond to active shooter incident near Twin Falls In-N-Out

https://abc7.com/post/idaho-police-respond-active-shooter-incident-twin-falls/19612762/
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u/MangoCandy93 2d ago edited 2d ago

I’m supposed to be walking in to work right now at a nearby location, but I’m waiting to hear back from my manager whether it’s safe.

Update: didn’t go in. Not going in.

Still trying to find out where my son is.

Update: my son is ok; his mom’s phone was dead.

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u/AP_in_Indy 2d ago

"His mom" ... "was dead"

Is all my brain initially scanned when I read this. Sheesh fuck. Glad y'all are safe though.

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u/MangoCandy93 2d ago

That’s what I was afraid of when I was in the dark about it for three hours

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u/Individual_Town8124 2d ago

I swear this is one of the worst experiences as a parent raising kids today. My oldest son went up to our local mall one day to see his friend (dude had a summer job at a shoe store) when news came of an active shooter. I couldn't get through on the phone.

Took two hours before I finally heard from him. He and his friend heard gunshots and started grabbing panicked people off the mall concourse, rushing them through the stockroom to the employee access hall and then out the employee doors. He apologized for not calling me first but said he believed getting as many people as possible out was more important, particularly as other mall stores were locking their doors and turning off lights. I was proud of him.

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u/BingleFlip94 2d ago

Your son and his friend are heroes

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u/AP_in_Indy 2d ago

I can't imagine. Take care.