US EditionTexas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates terrorism possibility
FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force investigates possible terrorism link after gunman kills three and injures 14 in Austin's busy entertainment district, officials said.
- 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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Texas shooting kills 2 as authorities investigate possible terrorism link
Two people were killed in a shooting in the southern US state of Texas on Sunday. The suspect, who was shot dead at the scene, was reportedly wearing clothing with an Iranian flag design, and investigators are looking into the possibility that it was an act of terrorism.
After a shooting in the U.S. state of Texas, the FBI investigates evidence of a terrorist background. A man shot passers-by and inmates in a bar in Austin, three people died.
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