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Man who returned fire at In-N-Out gunman had done firearm training after 2021 mass shooting
Police credited Jordan Salinas with limiting number of victims in attack on restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho
TL;DR
- Jordan Salinas, a healthcare worker, returned fire on a gunman at an In-N-Out Burger, an action he described as automatic and mechanical.
- Salinas had undertaken firearm training after a deadly mall shooting in Boise, Idaho, in 2021.
- Police stated that Salinas's actions, along with an off-duty officer, helped divert the shooter and prevent further casualties.
- The gunman, identified as Chad Williams, killed three people and wounded seven others before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Salinas's training emphasized a four-step process: observe, orient, decide, and act.
- The article notes the ongoing debate about bystander responses to mass shootings and the high number of such incidents in the US.