TWIN FALLS, ID — A 23-year-old In-N-Out Burger employee from Stockton was among those killed in Saturday's mass shooting at one of the chain's restaurants in Idaho that left three dead and seven wounded, according to reports.
Ashley Garibay was at the newly opened location in Twin Falls, Idaho, to train workers, KCRA reported.
The attack ended when the gunman, identified by police as 24-year-old Chad Williams, shot and killed himself. On Monday, police were still trying to determine why Williams carried out the attack, which happened early in the afternoon in a busy shopping plaza in the southern Idaho city.
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"Ashley was an amazing, beautiful soul who loved living life. She was adventurous, outgoing, smart and driven, never letting obstacles get in her way," Garibay's family said in a statement, published in full by KCRA.
"… In-N-Out Burger was Ashley's first job, and she fell in love with it. She proudly traveled to open new stores, and her dream was to one day manage an In-N-Out store. She was passionate about serving Customers and left this world doing what she loved to do."
In-N-Out Owner and President Lynsi Snyder addressed Garibay's death in a statement posted Saturday on social media, although she did not name Garibay directly.
"My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I've shed. We lost one of our beautiful Associates tonight," Snyder said in the statement. "IN-N-OUT will be mourning with the families and praying for them as they tread through a very painful season."
A GoFundMe started to pay for Garibay's end-of-life expenses decribes her as a beloved daughter, sister, aunt and "a best friend to everyone."
The other victims include 59-year-old Christopher Claunch, a Los Angeles County native, KTLA reported, who worked in rehabilitation after completing a program himself and who was also killed. A driver charging his electric taxi and a former law enforcement officer who tried to intervene were wounded, according to friends and relatives of the two men. Of those injured, two were treated at a hospital and released, three were listed as stable, and two others were in critical condition, police said Sunday.
During the attack, an off-duty state trooper and a civilian fired on Williams and diverted him from the restaurant, Police Chief Matthew Hicks said.
Detectives are confident that Williams acted alone, Hicks said Sunday, noting that Williams' family is cooperating fully with the investigation.
Many details about Williams' life were still unknown Monday, but an initial search of court records in Idaho and Arizona, where he used to live, didn't show any criminal cases matching his name and birth date.
Elijah Moseley, who lived across the hall from Williams in a College of Southern Idaho dorm a few years ago, described him as "an introvert" and "a pretty chill guy."
"I was never scared or weirded out by him," he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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