Deadly Texas bar shooting is 'potentially an act of terrorism', FBI says
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Two people were killed and 14 injured, with the suspected gunman, identified by some media outlets, also shot dead.
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Deadly Texas bar shooting is 'potentially an act of terrorism', FBI says 8 minutes ago Share Save Ann Butler Share Save Brandon Drenon Two people were killed and over a dozen injured in a shooting outside a beer garden in Austin, Texas, in an incident the FBI says may be related to terrorism. The suspect has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalised American citizen born in Senegal, according to the BBC's media partner, CBS News and other US media. After responding to calls of an active shooter around 0200am (0800GMT) on Sunday near Buford's bar in the southern US state's capital, police said they shot and killed the suspect, bringing the death toll to three. Police have not offered a motive and have not officially identified Diagne. Of the survivors, 14 were taken to hospital, three in critical condition. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said officers who were on patrol in the more popular, crowded bar district known as East Sixth Street quickly responded to reports of a man with a gun at Buford's, located farther down on West Sixth Street. She said a man in a large SUV driving by Buford's put on his flashers, rolled down his window and fired a pistol, striking people on the patio and sidewalk outside the bar. He then parked the vehicle nearby, got out with a rifle and started walking back towards the bar, according to Davis. Three police officers confronted the suspect at an intersection, and shot and killed him. The SUV was searched and was not carrying explosives, officials said. However, Acting Special Agent in Charge Alex Doran, from the FBI's San Antonio office, said there were indications in the SUV and on the suspect that suggested a "nexus to terrorism". But Doran said the investigation was in its early stages and he was "not prepared to release those details". "We are committed to seeing this process through to the very end," he said. Kelson Lee, 25, was within earshot distance when sounds of gunfire erupted at Buford's. He walked inside to look for a...
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