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https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/01/us/deadly-shooting-austin-entertainment-
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The FBI is investigating a “potential nexus to terrorism” in a deadly mass 
shooting that erupted just before 2 a.m. CT Sunday in Austin’s 
entertainment district, leaving at least three people dead, including the 
suspected gunman, and 14 others wounded.

Three of those hospitalized are in critical condition, officials said.

“Obviously, it’s still way too early in the process to determine an exact 
motivation, but there were indicators on the subject and then his vehicle 
that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism,” Alex Doran, acting special 
agent in charge of the FBI San Antonio Division, said at a news conference 
Sunday morning.

The suspected gunman is originally from Senegal, according to a law 
enforcement official familiar with the investigation. The man appears to 
have arrived in the United States in the early 2000’s and initially 
settled in New York, the official told CNN. It’s not clear when the 
suspect arrived Texas, but he did have multiple addresses in the state, 
the official added.

CNN has reached out to the Austin Police Department and FBI San Antonio 
for more information on the suspect.

There have been at least 56 mass shootings in the US so far this year – 
defined as when at least four people are shot, not including the shooter – 
according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Authorities received a call about a man shooting from a large SUV, outside 
Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden at West Sixth and Rio Grande streets, 
according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. The SUV had been spotted 
circling the block before the shooting, she said.

“At one point, he put his flashers on, rolled down his window, and began 
using a pistol, shooting out of his car windows, striking patrons of the 
bar that were on the patio and that were in front of the bar,” Davis said.

The suspect then drove westbound on Sixth Street, parked his vehicle and 
got out on foot with a rifle, Davis said. He then began shooting at people 
walking by, she said.

Because police and emergency medical teams are predeployed downtown on 
weekends, authorities reached the suspect in less than a minute, Davis 
said.

“Our suspect was coming toward East Austin or East Sixth Street, officers 
were coming toward him, and at the intersection, he was shot and he was 
killed at this time,” Davis said.

Davis previously told reporters three officers “returned fire” when they 
encountered the suspect.

The bomb squad was called in after investigators saw items inside the 
suspect’s vehicle that raised concerns, Davis said, but the vehicle was 
“cleared pretty quickly,” and it was determined there were no explosives.

“This is a tragic, tragic incident,” Davis said. “Our federal partners are 
here, as well as others, and this will be a scene that will take several 
hours to process.”

The FBI San Antonio Division, which covers the Austin area, confirmed the 
FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation based on 
evidence found at the scene.

Paramedics embedded in the entertainment district with the Austin Police 
Department on weekends quickly responded, according to Robert Luckritz, 
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services chief.

“We had more than 20 EMS resources that responded to the scene. We had all 
critical patients off the scene within 24 minutes, and all patients off 
the scene within 47 minutes,” Luckritz said.

“Our hearts go out to the people that are victims of this. And I want to 
again reiterate my thanks to our public safety officers and officials that 
so rapidly were on the scene,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said at the news 
conference. “They definitely saved lives.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott condemned the attack and said he ordered the 
Department of Public Safety to increase patrols and law enforcement 
personnel in the Sixth Street area on weekends.

“This act of violence will not define us, nor will it shake the resolve of 
Texans,” he said in a statement.


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