Summary
Police identified Ndiaga Diagne as the suspect in a mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas. Diagne was shot by police, and the incident is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. Three people died, and more than a dozen were injured in the shooting.
Key Facts
- The shooting happened at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas.
- Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old, was identified as the shooter and was killed by police.
- Authorities are investigating the shooting as a potential terrorist act.
- Three people were killed, and over a dozen were injured.
- Diagne was a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal.
- He previously held legal resident status in the U.S. since 2006.
- Diagne legally acquired the guns used in the attack.
- Investigators have not yet determined the motive for the shooting.