Heartbreaking photos show murdered In-N-Out worker beaming before Idaho mass shooting

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 765 words · By Paige Kahn; Georgia Worrell

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Heartbreaking photos show murdered In-N-Out worker beaming before Idaho mass shooting See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Newly released photos of Idaho shooting victim Ashley Garibay show her proudly beaming in her In-N-Out uniform before a gunman opened fire at the eatery this weekend – tragically killing her.

Common ground

Garibay, 23, was seen smiling ear-to-ear alongside a coworker outside of an unspecified In-N-Out Burger location, where she “fell in love” with the duties of her first-ever job, her family told The Post in a statement Tuesday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Stockton, California, native started working at an In-N-Out location in her hometown in 2019”

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Multiple web search results confirm Ashley Garibay was a native of Stockton, California. While the specific start date of 2019 is not explicitly mentioned in the snippets, her status as a Stockton native and In-N-Out employee is corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 1, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at a commercial district in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. Three people were killed, and seven others were injured. The perpetrator, 24-year-old Chad Wil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Twin_Falls_shooting

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state'…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The soprano singing voice is the voice of children and the highest type of female voice with vocal range that typically lies between "middle C" (C4) and "high C" (C6) The soprano voice (unlike the mez…
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Claim 2: “The horror erupted around 2 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant”

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Two independent cross-references from the NY Post confirm the shooting erupted around 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The horror 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 “very chaotic” scene.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/in-n-out-employee-23-k…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The shooting erupted around 2 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant before spilling into the parking lot
https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/us-news/idaho-in-n-out-worker-…

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Claim 3: “Christopher Claunch, 59... was also fatally shot.”

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Multiple web search results identify Christopher Claunch, 59, as one of the victims killed in the shooting.

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web search NEUTRAL — The In-N-Out location opened in late July as part of the California chain’s Idaho expansion. Garibay got her first job at one of the restaurants, and she dreamed of one day managing one of the stores,…
https://www.idahopress.com/news/state/3-killed-in-idaho-in-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Claunch, a California native, was identified as one of the victims killed in the shooting. His sister lives in Rosamond, north of Lancaster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgCtl_7blcs

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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Claunch, 59, of Hagerman, Idaho. The FBI says they are continuing to work with local and state partners to provide needed resources throughout the ongoing investigation.
https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/twin-falls-police-prov…

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Claim 4: “A witness described seeing Williams carrying what appeared to be an AR-style rifle”

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Claim 5: “the popular, California-based burger chain’s new location only just opened on July 24”

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Claim 6: “Newly released photos of Idaho shooting victim Ashley Garibay show her proudly beaming in her In-N-Out uniform before a gunman opened fire at the eatery this weekend – tragically killing her.”

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Multiple independent sources (AOL, The Guardian, and another web result) confirm that Ashley Garibay was killed by a gunman at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ashley Garibay, of Stockton, California, was killed when a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Aug. 1, 2026. / Credit: Garibay family. The In-N-Out location opened in…
https://www.aol.com/articles/idaho-n-shooting-victims-identi…

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web search NEUTRAL — One of the three people killed when a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger had traveled to Idaho to help expand the restaurant chain. Ashley Garibay was on a team tapped to train new employees, aw…
https://www.ksat.com/news/national/2026/08/04/in-n-out-worke…

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web search NEUTRAL — One of those killed in Saturday’s shooting was identified on Monday from social media posts by loved ones as 23-year-old Ashley Garibay, of Stockton, California. Garibay was an employee at the newly o…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/in-n-out-sho…

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Claim 7: “In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder lamented losing “one of our beautiful Associates” in an emotional statement released Sunday.”

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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, NBC Washington) confirm Lynsi Snyder is the President of In-N-Out Burger and released a statement regarding the loss of an associate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harry Guy Snyder (February 22, 1951 – December 3, 1999) was an American businessman who served as president of In-N-Out Burger from January 1994 until his death in December 1999. He was the elder son …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Snyder_(businessman)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lynsi Lavelle Snyder-Ellingson (previously Seawell, Martinez, and Torres; born May 5, 1982) is an American billionaire businesswoman, the owner and heiress of the In-N-Out Burger company. She is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynsi_Snyder

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In-N-Out Burgers, doing business as In-N-Out Burger, is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations primarily in California and to a lesser extent the West Coast and Southwest. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger

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Claim 8: “beginning to travel with the burger chain’s “All-Star team” to help get new locations off the ground in 2023”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'Ashley Furniture' and general Wikipedia entries. No source confirms the existence of an 'All-Star team' or her specific role in 2023.

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Claim 9: “Garibay was one of two killed during the shooting, which left several others wounded.”

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There is a contradiction in the death toll. One source mentions 'two people killed', while others (Wikipedia, Daily Mail, and another web result) explicitly state 'three people were killed'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Multiple people dead after shooting at In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Idaho – video. The restaurant is newly opened in a busy shopping plaza and hundreds of people were in the area when the shooting st…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/02/shooting-at-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Several people killed in shooting at In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, officials say.Vicki and I are monitoring the shooting in Twin Falls. We pray for the safety of all involved and thank the…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Two people remained in critical condition and two others have been treated and released from the hospital, Chief Hicks said on Sunday. The authorities did not identify the victims. Lynsi Snyder, the p…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/in-n-out-shooting-idah…

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Claim 10: “gunman Chad Williams, 24, opened fire inside the Twin Falls drive-thru Saturday afternoon, fatally striking their daughter”

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Multiple sources (ABC7, Daily Mail, Wikipedia) confirm that 24-year-old Chad Williams opened fire at the Twin Falls In-N-Out drive-thru and killed Ashley Garibay.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Twin Peaks is an American surrealist mystery horror drama television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation …
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Claim 11: “Garibay, 23, was seen smiling ear-to-ear alongside a coworker outside of an unspecified In-N-Out Burger location”

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Five independent cross-references (Flipboard, The Guardian, NBC Washington, KRDO, NY Post) all explicitly state that Ashley Garibay was 23 years old.

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Claim 12: “Williams – who was acting alone – retreated and was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.”

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Claim 13: “Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks described as a “very chaotic” scene.”

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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, KRDO, NBC Washington, NY Post) confirm Matthew Hicks is the Police Chief of Twin Falls and provide quotes from him.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — On Sunday, Twin Falls police chief Matthew Hicks praised an off-duty officer and “a citizen” who fired at the suspect.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/who-is-jordan-salina…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said investigators are confident Williams acted alone.
https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2026/08/03…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said investigators are confident Williams acted alone.
https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2026/08/03…

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