Ashley Garibay, the In-N-Out shooting victim killed in Idaho over the weekend, was 23 years old and lived in Stockton, California. She had not planned to be in Twin Falls for long. She was there to help train the crew at a newly opened restaurant, a task she had taken on before and one she reportedly enjoyed.

She never made it home.

What Happened

The shooting occurred Saturday at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho. Garibay was among three people who died. Seven others were injured.

Police identified the gunman as 24-year-old Chad Williams, who was also 24 and took his own life after the attack. Investigators believe he acted without accomplices. No motive has been made public.

By Sunday afternoon, authorities said two of the wounded remained in critical condition. Three were listed as stable. Two had already been discharged from the hospital.

Garibay’s uncle, Marcos, confirmed her death to KCRA 3. The family learned Saturday evening. Her father was in Mexico at the time and returned Monday.

A Familiar Face on March Lane

Back in Stockton, Garibay worked at the In-N-Out on March Lane. For regulars there, the news landed hard.

Memo Ramirez Sr., a frequent customer at that location, said he suspected their paths had crossed at some point given how much time he has spent in the area. He described the community’s reaction as devastated.

He struggled to make sense of it. A beautiful young woman lost her life over nothing, he said, and somewhere a family is grieving a daughter who is not coming back.

That reaction, from someone who may only have exchanged a few words with her across a counter, says something about how these losses ripple outward.

Her Family’s Words

Garibay’s relatives released a statement describing her as a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend whose life ended far too early.

They painted a specific picture rather than a generic one. She was adventurous and outgoing. She was smart and driven, and obstacles did not tend to stop her. Her smile changed the temperature of a room and her laugh spread to everyone nearby.

The family also described something harder to teach. Even when Garibay was struggling herself, she looked for ways to help other people find light in difficult moments.

They shared one detail that reframes the whole story:

• In-N-Out was her first job.
• She fell in love with the work.
• She took pride in traveling to help open new stores.
• Her goal was to manage a location of her own one day.

She was, as her family put it, doing exactly what she loved when she died.

They also expressed gratitude to the In-N-Out associates, first responders and bystanders who reached her and stayed with her in her final moments. And they asked the media and the public to give them space to grieve.

The Company’s Response

The Twin Falls restaurant had been open for barely two weeks. It launched on July 24 as part of the chain’s continued push into states beyond California.

In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder responded with unusually raw language for a corporate statement. She wrote that her heart was broken, her chest felt heavy, and her eyes burned from crying.

Snyder described Garibay as one of the company’s beautiful associates and emphasized what she had been doing when she was killed, caring for customers.

Her anger at the shooter was direct. She called him a disgusting human who placed no value on other people’s lives or on his own. She noted that the shooting spanned both company property and the area beyond it, and that he ended his own life shortly after taking those of an associate and customers who had no warning.

What Remains

There is no explanation yet. Police have not offered a motive, and it is possible one never becomes fully clear.

What is clear is smaller and more concrete. A 23-year-old traveled to another state to teach a new team how to do a job she cared about. Regulars at a Stockton restaurant are now processing that the person who used to serve them is gone. A father flew back from Mexico to a home that has changed permanently.

Garibay wanted to run an In-N-Out someday. She was working toward it, one new store opening at a time.