US EditionTexas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates terrorism possibility
- On Sunday, March 1, 2026, a shooting at Buford's on West Sixth Street in Austin left three dead, including the suspect, and 14 wounded, officials said.
- Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the suspect circled the block, fired a handgun from an SUV, parked, then exited and continued shooting with a rifle from outside Buford's in the West Sixth Street entertainment district.
- Paramedics and officers arrived within 57 seconds of a 1:39 a.m. call, with more than 20 EMS resources and all critical patients off scene within 24 minutes, Luckritz said.
- The FBI's San Antonio office dispatched teams, and officials said evidence processing will take hours as the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force joins the investigation.
- Officials said it's too early to determine a motive, and leaders urged action, with Congressman Greg Casar calling for an end to gun violence.
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A man who shot two people and injured 14 others in an Austin bar early Sunday morning could have acted motivated by U.S. attacks on Iran, reports The Washington Post, and the FBI says he was investigating the case, in which the shooter was shot down, as a possible act of terrorism.
The action could be linked to the attack by Israel and the US on Iran.
FBI Confirms Terrorism Task Force Investigating Texas Bar Shooting That Left 2 Dead
The FBI on Sunday said its terrorism task force has joined an investigation into a shooting at an Austin, Texas, bar that left multiple casualties. Police in Austin said an armed male opened fire outside a bar, leaving two dead and 14 others wounded, including three who were critically injured. Officers killed the shooter, who has not yet been identified, police said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who…
FBI Probes Whether Austin Mass Shooting Tied to Iran Conflict
(Myles Miller/Bloomberg) — Federal authorities are investigating whether a mass shooting outside a bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday was a reaction to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, people familiar with the investigation said. Three people were killed and 14 others wounded shortly before 2 a.m. when a gunman opened fire in the city’s downtown entertainment district. Police officers shot and killed the suspect after confronting him near the sce…
FBI investigating shooting in Austin that left 3 dead, including gunman; 14 injured
Two people are dead and 14 injured in what has become an FBI investigation of a shooting early Sunday morning in Austin, Texas. Austin Police confirmed the suspect is also dead. The suspect has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. CBS News reported Diagne is a naturalized American citizen born in Senegal. The Associate Press reported Diagne was wearing a sweatshirt what said “Property of Allah." He also wore a shirt with an Iranian fla…
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