"Federal authorities are investigating whether a mass shooting outside a bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday was a reaction to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Three people were killed and 14 others wounded shortly before 2 a.m. when a gunman opened fire in the city's downtown entertainment district. Police officers shot and killed the suspect after confronting him near the scene."
"The people familiar with the investigation said a Quran was recovered from the vehicle and that he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt bearing the words Property of Allah. Alex Dorne, acting special agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio field office, said investigators found indicators on the subject and in his vehicle pointing to a potential nexus to terrorism."
"The suspect then drove west, parked, exited the vehicle with a rifle and continued shooting at people walking nearby. Officers, already staged in the area as part of routine weekend staffing, responded within roughly 55 seconds and encountered him at an intersection, where they shot him."
A mass shooting occurred outside a bar in Austin's downtown entertainment district early Sunday morning, resulting in three deaths and 14 injuries. The suspect drove a sport-utility vehicle, fired a pistol at patrons outside Buford's bar, then exited with a rifle and continued shooting. Police officers, already stationed in the area for routine weekend coverage, responded within 55 seconds and fatally shot the suspect at an intersection. Federal authorities are investigating potential terrorism connections after finding a Quran in the vehicle and clothing bearing religious text. The suspect, identified as 52-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized US citizen born in Senegal, had a documented history of mental illness. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is involved in the investigation.
Read at wirehub.medianewsgroup.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]