Who was Chad Williams? Idaho Twin Falls shooting suspect identified

The Twin Falls Police Department took 24 hours to release the identity of the suspect, who had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But in his press conference on Sunday afternoon, Twin Falls Police Department Chief Matthew Hicks did not release any additional details regarding Chad Williams. Hicks said that Williams "acted alone" and his motive is under investigation, with Williams' parents cooperating in the probe.

As is usual with cases like this, a slew of misinformation spread about the suspect. Before the identity reveal on Sunday, multiple names were being floated on social media, one of which even Chief Hicks debunked. And after the name came, a similar undertaking unfolded to uncover the digital footprints of Chad Williams.

The Twin Falls Police Department did not release any details regarding Chad Williams, beyond his age and his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. There was no information on his background, motive or even an image. Under the circumstances, internet sleuths dug up the name and spread screenshots of the profile picture of a US Army personnel, also called Chad Williams, falsely identifying him as the suspect in the Twin Falls, Idaho shooting.