PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Authorities are investigating a mass shooting at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, which left three people dead and more than a dozen injured.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The gunman, identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, was shot and killed by police. Victims include Savitha Shan, Ryder Harrington, and Jorge Pedersen.WHEN & WHERE: The […] The post What We Know About Austin Mass Shooter Ndiaga Diagne. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Authorities are investigating a mass shooting at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, which left three people dead and more than a dozen injured. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The gunman, identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, was shot and killed by police . Victims include Savitha Shan, Ryder Harrington, and Jorge Pedersen. WHEN & WHERE: The shooting occurred early Sunday at a crowded bar in Austin’s busy nightlife district. KEY QUOTE: “Any declarations on what led to that motive would be premature, right? We want to make sure we have our facts 100 percent correct.” – Alex Doran, FBI Special Agent IMPACT: Investigators are treating the incident as a potential act of terrorism . IN FULL Law…Open
Authorities on Monday night said a third victim died from injuries suffered in the early Sunday morning mass shooting in downtown Austin. The latest: Police identified the deceased victims as Savitha Shan, 24, Ryder Harrington, 22, and Jorge Pederson, 30. - Harrington was a Texas Tech student . "The energy he carried, the joy he spread, and the way he made everyone feel welcome are things we will never forget," his fraternity posted on Instagram. - University of Texas officials identified Shan as Savitha Shanmugasundaram. She was a graduate of LASA High School, KUT reported . - Two other victims remain in critical condition, Austin police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference Monday. What they're saying: "It was confirmed that…
The FBI is investigating a mass shooting that left three people dead and injured 14 as a potential act of terrorism on Austin's busy West Sixth Street early Sunday. The latest: The FBI wouldn't say if it was treating the act as domestic or foreign terrorism on Austin's crowded nightlife corridor. - "It's still way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation," Alex Doran, the acting special agent in charge for the FBI San Antonio Field Office, said in a news conference. - "We are looking at it as a potential matter of terrorism," Doran said. Zoom in: Three of the 14 people transported to the hospital are in critical condition, EMS officials said . - The first 911 call came around 1:58am, officials said, and the first…