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Woman survives In-N-Out shooting in Idaho; parents recall terrifying moments before learning she was safe

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In-N-Out is opening a new restaurant location in Twin Falls, Idaho, and has assembled a team to train new associates there.

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Originally Published: 03 AUG 26 15:08 ET By Brittney Ermon Click here for updates on this story WEST COVINA, California ( KCAL, KCBS ) -- A West Covina family learned about Saturday's deadly mass shooting at an In-N-Out in Idaho the same as many did - a news alert on their phone. And for the ensuing moments, time felt like an excruciating, panic-inducing eternity. Their Southern California-based 24-year-old daughter was part of an "all-star team" assembled to travel to Twin Falls, Idaho, to help train new associates as they open the new location. Around 2:30 p.m. local time, shots rang out as a gunman entered the store. The Ahern's were alerted to the shooting through the Citizen App, and knowing their daughter was there, they awaited a phone call from their daughter. It never came, at least from her phone, they said. While the shooting was active, their daughter fled the scene without her cell phone, delaying her ability to contact family to let them know she was OK. She was later able to reach her parents from a friend's phone, but for Nikki and Micheal Ahern, that wait was excruciating. "All she could get out [on the initial phone call] was 'mommy, mommy, mommy,' crying, 'mommy, I'm alive'," Nikki said. Micheal said he asked his daughter if police officers had arrived yet and if she was safe, which she said yes to, but added that a co-worker had been shot. The Twin Falls...

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Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

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Detected
Aug 3, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
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    "title": "Woman survives In-N-Out shooting in Idaho; parents recall terrifying moments before learning she was safe - Local News 8",
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