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Marina Dunbar

Suspect in Idaho restaurant shooting died of self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say

emergency vehicles on street outside shopping mall
Emergency responders at the site of a fatal shooting incident in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday in this still image obtained from a video. Photograph: ABC Affiliate Kivi/Reuters

Authorities say the man accused of opening fire at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as investigators say quick action by an off-duty law enforcement officer and an armed bystander helped prevent even more bloodshed.

Speaking on Sunday, Matthew Hicks, the Twin Falls police chief, said investigators were confident 24-year-old Chad Williams carried out Saturday’s attack alone.

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