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A hero civilian said the \u201cbravado\u201d of a rifle-wielding gunman who killed two people an Idaho In-N-Out Burger \u201cimmediately crumbled\u201d after he started firing back with his pistol, according to a report.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Salinas, 35, told ABC News that he noticed Chad Williams, 24, aiming his rifle at passing vehicles outside the Twin Falls fast food chain on Saturday when he decided to leap into action.<\/p>\n

\u201cI peeked around the right-hand side of that sign closest to the road, and that\u2019s when I saw the individual with his rifle pointed at the vehicles,\u201d Salinas told the outlet in a sit-down interview alongside his girlfriend, Emily Cohelo.<\/p>\n

Salinas, a healthcare worker and the full-time caregiver for his brother, said Williams appeared calm as he aimed at cars \u2014 but his confidence quickly faded when he realized he was also in the line of fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe seemed unusually comfortable aiming that rifle at those cars,\u201d Salinas said. \u201cAs soon as some rounds started coming at him, everything changed immediately. All that bravado he had immediately crumbled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salinas raised his FN Five-Seven \u2013 a semiautomatic pistol equipped with a suppressor \u2013 with both hands and squeezed off a round. <\/p>\n

It was the first time he ever aimed his weapon at a living target, he told the Idaho Statesman. <\/p>\n

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He said he had trained for the moment after witnessing the 2021 mass shooting at the Boise Towne Square mall, in which two people were killed, and several more were wounded.<\/p>\n

Both Salinas and an off-duty cop confronted Williams during the rampage before the gunman made his way toward an open parking lot at the Twin Falls visitor center and killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe these actions drove the suspect from the scene and prevented further casualties,\u201d Twin Falls Police Chief\u00a0Hicks said during a press conference on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Two people were killed, including Christopher Claunch, 59, and In-N-Out employee Ashley Garibay, 23, according to family members.<\/p>\n

Seven people were injured in the chaos. Five of the victims remained hospitalized on Sunday, including two in critical condition, cops said. <\/p>\n

Williams was a dropout of the College of Southern Idaho who previously railed against crime in\u00a0chilling X posts.<\/p>\n

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A motive in the shooting remains unclear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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