Utah Couple Returning From Reunion Caught In Deadly Twin Falls Shooting Leaving Husband Dead And Wife Critical With Head Wound 😢🚗💔
Third Victim Dies in Idaho In-N-Out Massacre as Wife Fights for Life After Being Shot in the Head During Terrifying Afternoon Rampage
A Utah couple’s ordinary stop for lunch on a summer Saturday turned into pure hell when gunfire erupted at a newly opened In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho. Dale Schultz, 66, of Salt Lake City, has now become the third victim confirmed dead from the August 1 mass shooting, while his wife Reinette remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. The couple had been returning home from a family reunion when chaos exploded around them.
Authorities confirmed Dale died from his gunshot wounds days after the attack. Reinette faces a long and painful road ahead filled with multiple surgeries and both physical and emotional recovery. A GoFundMe page launched for the couple describes the crushing weight she now carries. “Reinette is now facing many surgeries and a long period of physical and emotional recovery,” the page states. “The trauma of this event has left her not only with medical bills, but also the overwhelming challenge of mourning Dale’s passing. Dale was a beloved member of the family, remembered for his kindness and the love he shared with Reinette. Their lives were changed in an instant.”
The shooting unfolded around 2:29 p.m. at the Twin Falls In-N-Out, which had opened only about a week earlier as part of the popular California chain’s expansion into Idaho. Twenty-four-year-old Chad Williams opened fire with a long gun inside and around the busy restaurant, sending customers and employees scrambling for cover behind counters, cars, and any available shelter. Three people were killed and seven others wounded before the violence ended.
Among the dead was 23-year-old Ashley Garibay, an In-N-Out associate from Stockton, California. She had been sent to the new Twin Falls location to help train incoming staff. Family members remembered her as an “amazing, beautiful soul who loved living life.” They described her as adventurous, outgoing, smart, and driven, with a bright smile and contagious laugh that lit up every room she entered. Her sudden death while simply doing her job has left colleagues and loved ones devastated.
The third victim, Christopher “Toph” Claunch, 59, of Hagerman, Idaho, had built a new life after years of struggle. Originally from California, he had lived in Idaho for roughly three decades. Friends and family said he found sobriety about two years earlier and dedicated himself to helping others stay on the same path, working at a recovery center where he himself had gotten clean. Those who knew him described a man who had turned his own pain into purpose, only to lose his life in a random act of violence at a fast-food restaurant.
The attack might have claimed even more lives if not for the quick actions of two armed good Samaritans. Jordan Salinas, a 35-year-old from nearby Kimberly, and an unidentified off-duty Idaho state trooper returned fire after Williams began his assault. Salinas, carrying a suppressed FN Five-seveN pistol, engaged the gunman and helped drive him away from the restaurant. Police later credited both men with preventing further casualties. Williams was eventually found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities have stated they believe he acted alone, though a clear motive remains under investigation.
Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks praised the civilian and the off-duty trooper, saying their actions helped divert the shooter and saved lives. The scene outside the restaurant quickly filled with panicked customers, fleeing workers, and the sound of continuing gunfire as the two defenders confronted Williams in the parking area. Video circulating online captured the chaos of people running for safety while the confrontation unfolded near the drive-through and surrounding vehicles.
For Dale and Reinette Schultz, the stop at In-N-Out was supposed to be nothing more than a brief pause on their journey home. Reports indicate they had been charging their Tesla when the shooting began. Instead of continuing their trip together, Dale was fatally wounded and Reinette suffered a catastrophic head injury. The couple’s story has struck a particularly deep chord because they were simply living an ordinary moment when violence found them.
The newly opened restaurant had drawn crowds eager to try the famous burgers and fries in a region that had long awaited the chain’s arrival. That excitement vanished in minutes on August 1. What should have been a celebratory early chapter for the Twin Falls location instead became a crime scene that will be remembered for years. Employees who survived the attack, along with customers who dove for cover, are still processing the terror of those frantic minutes.
Investigators continue working to understand why Williams chose that particular afternoon and that specific location. His family has been cooperating with law enforcement, according to police. Detectives have reviewed surveillance footage, interviewed witnesses, and examined the shooter’s movements leading up to the attack. So far, no manifesto, specific target, or clear ideological motive has been publicly revealed.
The human toll continues to grow beyond the three lives lost. Seven people were injured, some critically. Families are left organizing funerals, managing hospital stays, and grappling with sudden, irreversible loss. Community vigils and fundraisers have sprung up as Twin Falls residents try to support the victims’ loved ones. For Reinette Schultz, the path forward includes both the physical fight to recover from a gunshot wound to the head and the emotional burden of mourning the husband she lost in the same attack.
Ashley Garibay’s family is preparing to lay to rest a young woman who had poured her energy into her work and her future. Christopher Claunch’s relatives and friends remember a man who had rebuilt his life and was using that second chance to help others. Dale Schultz is being remembered as a kind and loving husband whose final moments came during what should have been a peaceful stop on the way home from family celebrations.
Mass shootings at everyday locations continue to leave communities searching for answers that rarely come quickly. In Twin Falls, the questions remain the same ones asked after every such attack: Why here? Why these people? What warning signs, if any, were missed? For now, the focus remains on the victims, the survivors, and the two men whose decision to return fire may have kept the death toll from rising even higher.
The In-N-Out restaurant that was supposed to bring a taste of California to southern Idaho now carries a far heavier story. Three families are burying loved ones. One woman is fighting for recovery after being shot in the head. And a city is left to process how quickly an ordinary Saturday afternoon can turn into permanent grief.
