The shooting happened outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden just before 2 a.m. along Sixth Street, a nightlife destination filled with bars and music clubs and only a few miles from the University of Texas.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three people were killed, and 14 others injured, in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin bar early Sunday morning. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The suspect has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a Senegal-born American citizen. Victims include patrons of the bar, and the suspect was killed during police confrontation. WHEN & […] The post TERROR: Koran-Carrying Gunman Kills 3 in Mass Bar Shooting in Texas. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three people were killed, and 14 others injured, in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin bar early Sunday morning. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The suspect has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a Senegal-born American citizen. Victims include patrons of the bar, and the suspect was killed during police confrontation. WHEN & WHERE: The shooting occurred around 2:00 a.m. Sunday at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in downtown Austin, near the University of Texas. KEY QUOTE: “There were indicators… that indicate potential nexus to terrorism.” – Alex Doran, FBI San Antonio Field Office. IMPACT: The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation, citing potential links to terrorism. Rapid police…Open