Everything We Know 1 Week After Austin's Deadly Mass Shooting

Questions about self-driving cars amplify after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shooting

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune March 9, 2026 A viral image from the March 1 shooting in downtown Austin — an autonomous vehicle blocking an ambulance from reaching the scene where a gunman fatally wounded three people and injured 15 others — has put a spotlight on driverless cars as they hit the streets in more major Texas cities. A video widely circulated on social media shows a Waymo vehicle blocking the street as paramedics try to reach…

Austin shooting raises fresh questions about self-driving cars

While the encounter didn’t significantly hinder response to the shooting, it has raised concerns about the vehicles as they expand to more Texas cities and before new state regulations kick in.

Soros-Backed Texas DA Retreats Amid Outcry, Calls Austin Officers ‘Heroes’ in Deadly Downtown Shooting

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has put an end to a recent controversy surrounding whether Austin Police officers who shot and killed Ndiaga Diagne, ending the downtown shooting, would face criminal charges. After concerns that Garza would present the case to a grand jury circulated on social media, Garza issued a statement that his office will not seek charges. The post Soros-Backed Texas DA Retreats Amid Outcry, Calls Austin Officer…

Dems REFUSE To Fund DHS Despite Austin Mass Shooting, Possible TERROR Attack

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Everything we know 1 week after Austin's deadly mass shooting

The shooting outside Buford's Beer Garden on Austin's West Sixth Street left three people dead and more than a dozen others injured early Sunday, March 1.