No evidence Austin mass shooter suspect was connected to terrorist organization: FBI
Summary
The FBI has concluded that the suspect in the March 1 Austin mass shooting was a lone attacker with no links to a foreign terrorist group. The shooting killed three people and injured more than a dozen, and authorities found no evidence of outside orders or radicalization.Key Facts
- The shooting happened outside a bar on Austin’s 6th Street early on March 1, 2026.
- Three people died and over 14 were hospitalized in the attack.
- The suspect, Ndiaga Diagne, was a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal.
- Diagne was killed after a confrontation with police officers.
- The FBI found no connection between Diagne and any foreign terrorist organization.
- Diagne showed support for Iran’s late leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wearing clothes with Iranian symbols during the attack.
- The FBI believes the attack was driven by personal reasons linked to anger over U.S. and Israeli military actions involving Iran.
- More than 400 FBI personnel from 14 field offices, along with state and local law enforcement, worked on the case.
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