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Updated Summary of the Austin West 6th Street Mass Shooting (March 1, 2026)A mass shooting unfolded early Sunday morning, around 2 a.m. CST, outside Buford's Backyard Beer Garden (a popular beer garden/bar) on West 6th Street in downtown Austin's bustling nightlife district, near Rio Grande Street. The area is frequented by locals, University of Texas students, and weekend crowds.Sequence of Events (per police and witnesses):The suspect drove a large black SUV past the bar multiple times, activated hazard lights, rolled down the window, and fired a pistol at patrons on the outdoor patio, sidewalk, and front area.He parked the vehicle...

The Texas gunman who shot two dead and wounded 14 others had photos of Iranian leaders and the Iranian flag inside his home, sources have revealed. Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a former New York City resident and US citizen originally from Senegal, was identified as the shooter by a law enforcement source to the Daily Mail. Two people were shot dead and 14 more were wounded at a packed-out bar in Austin during the early hours of Sunday, before officers killed the attacker in return fire. There is speculation that the attack may have been triggered by the recent US strikes...

It was on the eve of the attack on Iran that I sensed something cataclysmic in the air. Without claiming that the attack on Iran was that thing, it might be the beginning of much more dire things to come that are unleashed by that act. I don’t know, I’m not a prognosticator. What I do know is that within hours of the knowledge of the attack a terrorist entered an Austin bar and committed an act of terrorism. We need to understand, as a society, that there are terrorists scattered all throughout our nation, largely invited in by...

"At least three people have been killed and 14 more wounded in a mass shooting in Austin, Texas on Sunday morning. Police said the shooter, who has not been identified, was also killed in the horror episode by officers returning fire. The shooting unfolded at the Buford's bar in the 600 block of Rio Grande Street just before 2am on Sunday, officials said. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said 17 victims were located at the scene - 14 were taken to hospital, and three victims were pronounced dead on scene. Three of those hospitalized remain in critical condition. ..."

Austin mass shooter Ndiaga Diagne toting a rifle and wearing a hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with “Property of Allah.”

A former New York City resident who killed two people and wounded 14 others at a packed Austin, Texas, bar was possibly motivated by the US attacks on Iran, sources told The Post. The FBI is investigating the shooting as a possible ideologically motivated act of terrorism, the sources said. The killer, who is a US citizen from Senegal, had a Quran in his car and clothing described as Islamic garb when he opened fire on Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas-Austin campus, according to sources familiar with the investigation. The gunman has a history of arrests...