{"id":222115,"date":"2026-03-01T07:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/?p=222115"},"modified":"2026-03-01T20:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:53:00","slug":"austin-texas-shooting-three-dead-bufords-bar-sixth-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/01\/austin-texas-shooting-three-dead-bufords-bar-sixth-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Three dead, including suspect, and 14 injured after shooting at Austin bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_eQjyeHnV7vP?ui_cover_art=false&amp;ui_title_intro=Listen+to+this+article&amp;ui_title_icon=headphones&amp;client=wp&amp;client_version=3.0.3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><style>.wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed { margin: 0 !important; }<\/style><div class=\"everlit-disclaimer\" style=\"margin: 0;\"><div style=\"margin-top: -0.5rem;font-size: 0.7rem;color: #4a4a4a;font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/ethics\/#ai-policy\">AI policy<\/a>, and give us <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appFeleeKVUN0Iytx\/pagPG40gbkU0EfjIr\/form\">feedback<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>At least three people \u2014 including the suspected gunman \u2014 are dead following a shooting early Sunday in downtown Austin, officials said. Fourteen others were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspected shooter has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, Austin police <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Austin_Police\/status\/2028275435340009803\">said<\/a> Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagne, who was originally from Senegal, entered the U.S. in 2000 on a tourist visa, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He then became a lawful permanent resident in 2006 through a marriage to a U.S. citizen before becoming a naturalized citizen in 2013.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motive of the suspected gunman is still unclear. But Alex Doran, acting special agent in charge of FBI San Antonio, said Sunday morning that there were \u201cindicators\u201d of a \u201cpotential nexus to terrorism.\u201d He added that the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force as well as its other specialty teams are involved in the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn terms of specifically what type of terrorism, we\u2019re just at this point prepared to say that it was potentially an act of terrorism,\u201d Doran said during a news conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the shooting, Diagne wore a sweatshirt with \u201cProperty of Allah\u201d written across the front and a shirt with an Iranian flag design, according to The Associated Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety has been directed to ramp up patrols and add law enforcement personnel in the area during weekends, Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/greg-abbott\/\">Greg Abbott<\/a> said <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-statement-on-austin-attack\">in a news release<\/a>. He also referenced in the statement the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-israel-us-03-01-2026-693bc30bbbc98660d81f4a13f65ca10f\">escalating strikes<\/a> in the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli bombings in Iran over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTexans are strong. We will not be intimidated, and we will not be terrorized,\u201d Abbott said on Sunday. \u201cWe will defend our state without hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first call about the shooting at Buford\u2019s, a popular beer garden, came in just before 2 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large SUV drove around the block several times prior to the shooting, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. She said the suspected gunman then rolled down his windows and began shooting out of his car with a pistol, striking patrons at the bar. He then switched to a rifle after parking and exiting his vehicle and continued shooting, according to Davis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paramedics and police officers responded to the call within a minute, coming over from East Sixth Street which hosts the city\u2019s busiest entertainment district.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the scene, police fatally shot the suspected gunman, Davis said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said the gunman killed two people, whose names have not been released as of Sunday evening. Fourteen people were transported to the hospital, according to Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz. Among them, three were in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said the shooting has \u201cbrought significant trauma\u201d to the city. He also praised the rapid response by police and rescuers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no question in my mind that the quick response of the police officers and of our EMS personnel and most professionals made a difference and saved lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politicians at all levels have similarly expressed appreciation for the first responders and called for prayers for the victims.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe stand with the victims. We stand with their families. And we stand firmly for law, order, and the safety of every Texan,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/dustin-burrows\/\">Dustin Burrows<\/a>, the Republican Speaker of the Texas House, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Burrows4TX\/status\/2028118611802431776\">a post<\/a> on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018No one should ever have to see that\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although officials have not released the names of the victims, Jim Davis, president of the University of Texas at Austin, said the campus community is feeling the impact of the shooting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur prayers are with the victims and all those impacted, including members of our Longhorn family, and my heart goes out to their families, friends, classmates, professors, and loved ones,\u201d Davis said in <a href=\"https:\/\/president.utexas.edu\/message\/a-message-from-president-davis\/\">a statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to express my gratitude to the first responders and medical teams whose actions helped protect and save lives. I also want to thank the dedicated counselors and staff members in our Dean of Students Office who have been communicating with families and students, visiting those injured in hospitals, and providing care and support throughout the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelson Lee, 25, was about a block away from Buford\u2019s on West Sixth Street when he said he heard around six gunshots. He walked inside to look for a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI see about seven to eight bodies on the floor,\u201d Lee told the Austin Current. \u201cNo one should ever have to see that\u2026 Makes me really sad. Those are people who are brothers and sisters, who have mothers and fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee said first responders arrived shortly after he did. Videos he shared show medics, police officers and bystanders rushing to help victims, some administering CPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI kind of blacked out, froze up. I felt kind of helpless because I wanted to help people,\u201d Lee said. \u201cSomething compelled me to start recording\u2026 people need to see the actual impact of this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin City Council Member Zo Qadri, who represents Austin\u2019s downtown, told the Current he is still in disbelief over the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are still folks identifying victims and looking for loved ones,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a gut-punch\u2026for myself and so many others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Political reactions to the shooting\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While casting Sunday\u2019s shooting as senseless violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/01\/texas-shooting-politics-immigraton-gun-laws\/\">politicians took partisan stances<\/a> on what policies need to change as a result of the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a joint statement, the Texas House Democrats representing the Austin area said gun violence \u201ccontinues to steal the lives of far too many Texans.\u201d Democrats representing Austin in Congress have similarly denounced the issue, with U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepLloydDoggett\/status\/2028158264895029339\">calling<\/a> the loss of life preventable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe must end America\u2019s gun violence epidemic,\u201d U.S. Rep. Greg Casar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepCasar\/status\/2028087121119007156\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cAmericans should be able to have fun at a bar without it turning into an unspeakable nightmare like this one\u2014 and I will redouble my efforts in Congress to prevent the next tragedy like this.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group inline-related-story\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-2 is-uncropped \" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"222115\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Related Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"222174\" class=\"tag-chip-roy tag-greg-abbott tag-greg-casar tag-james-talarico tag-john-cornyn tag-lloyd-doggett category-criminal-justice category-immigration category-politics type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/01\/texas-shooting-politics-immigraton-gun-laws\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Political fighting pervades Texas politicians\u2019 responses to Austin shooting\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?w=2560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260301-Austin-Bar-Shooting-JAJ-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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Chip Roy, the Austin Republican running for the state\u2019s attorney general role, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chiproytx\/status\/2028172937044295887?s=46\">a post<\/a> on X. His competitors in the primary, including <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaron_reitz\/status\/2028184179763261547\">Aaron Reitz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mayes_middleton\/status\/2028179108203544646\">Mayes Middleton<\/a>, have issued similar messages on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbott also cast doubt on the country\u2019s immigration and naturalization processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAllowing unvetted immigrants who are hostile to America, who are loyal to our adversaries like Iran, must end. This was an act of terror, James,\u201d the governor said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/2028186869914063251?s=20\">a post<\/a> on X in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamTalaricoHQ\/status\/2028172509464482074\">a comment<\/a> made by state Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico<\/a>, D-Austin. \u201cThe way to end it is to end the current open immigration policies. You and your immigration policies would make America less safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talarico, who is running for U.S. Senate, retorted to Abbott in a subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamestalarico\/status\/2028197845069607313\">post<\/a>: \u201cDangerous people should not be allowed into the country. Dangerous people should not be allowed to get guns. Texans understand this \u2014 you apparently don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The naturalization process has long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/policy-manual\/volume-12-part-b-chapter-2#:~:text=Background%20Investigation,his%20or%20her%20naturalization%20interview.\">required a criminal background check<\/a>. When asked about Diagne\u2019s criminal history, DHS said he was arrested in Texas in 2022 \u2014 several years after he became a citizen \u2014 for collision with vehicle damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/01\/us-news\/austin-mass-shooter-ndiaga-diagne-became-citizen-despite-string-of-busts\/\">reported<\/a> that the gunman was arrested for \u201cillegal vending\u201d in New York City in 2001. Citing unnamed sources, The Post said he was arrested in New York three other times between 2008 and 2016, but those cases are sealed. The Post did not report on whether he was convicted of any crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denise Gilman, director of the Immigration Clinic at UT Austin, said in general arrests do not automatically bar green card status or naturalization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt really depends on the nature of the crimes involved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-texas-and-austin-muslim-community-extend-prayers-condolences-to-families-impacted-by-deadly-shooting\/\">a statement<\/a>, the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the attack while saying that it rejects any efforts to blame the whole community based on one individual\u2019s action. Texas Republican leaders have also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/02\/05\/ken-paxton-cair-lawsuit-muslim-brotherhood\/\">sued<\/a> CAIR, the nation\u2019s largest Muslim civil rights group, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-designates-muslim-brotherhood-cair-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations\">called<\/a> it a terrorist organization. That designation prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/18\/greg-abbott-muslim-land-ownership-ban\/\">a lawsuit<\/a> from CAIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile a single person carried out this heinous attack last night, hundreds of thousands of Texas Muslims finished their night prayers and headed to their homes while calling on God for global peace and justice,\u201d the statement said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials are investigating the early Sunday morning shooting as a potential act of terrorism, but didn\u2019t provide further details, according to the Federal Bureau of 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