{"id":139732,"date":"2026-08-02T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=139732"},"modified":"2026-08-02T07:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:12:56","slug":"shooting-leaves-3-dead-2-injured-in-u-s-state-of-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/139732\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 injured in U.S. state of Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Three people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a shopping area in the U.S. city of Twin Falls, Idaho, authorities said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said the shooter was among the dead and no longer posed a threat to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josh Palmer, communications coordinator for the City of Twin Falls, told Reuters that authorities received reports of a shooting near an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in a busy commercial area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About an hour later, &#8220;it was determined that the shooter was no \u200blonger a threat,&#8221; Palmer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a news conference, Hicks said he did not know the exact number of fatalities. 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