{"id":185849,"date":"2026-03-01T19:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/185849\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:02:07","slug":"texas-mass-shooting-suspect-has-ties-to-bronx-sources-say-possible-terror-link-investigated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/185849\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas mass shooting suspect has ties to Bronx, sources say; possible terror link investigated"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The prime suspect in a Texas mass shooting early on Sunday morning, now being investigated as a possible act of terror, has ties to the Bronx, sources familiar with the case said.<\/p>\n

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The prime suspect in a Texas mass shooting<\/a> early on Sunday morning, now being investigated as a possible act of terror, has ties to the Bronx, sources familiar with the case said.<\/p>\n

The alleged shooter, identified in published reports as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, was killed in a confrontation with members of the Austin, TX Police Department following the carnage in the heart of the city\u2019s Entertainment District.<\/p>\n

Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Alex Doran of the FBI\u2019s<\/a> San Antonio Office said at a press conference that the case is now being investigated for having a \u201cpotential nexus to terrorism.\u201d He declined to provide specific details as to what led federal investigators to that conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation, but there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism,\u201d Doran said.<\/p>\n

Sources close to the investigation indicated that Diagne\u2019s last known address is in the Bronx; he is a naturalized citizen and a native of Senegal, according to published reports.<\/a> He has one prior arrest on his New York record for illegal vending.<\/p>\n

Diagne was also known to local law enforcement as having a history of mental health issues, sources said.\n<\/p>\n

Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened just before 2 a.m. Central Standard Time on March 1 near Buford\u2019s Bar on West 6th Street.\n<\/p>\n

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the suspect rolled up to the location inside a large SUV, then rolled down his window and began firing shots at patrons on the bar\u2019s patio and in front of the establishment.<\/p>\n

After rattling off numerous shots, Davis reported, the suspect then drove about two blocks west, where he got out and began firing at people walking by.\n<\/p>\n

Austin Police rapidly responded to reports of the shooting, as they are regularly stationed in the Entertainment District on weekends, Davis said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the officers responded, our suspect was coming toward them,\u201d Davis said. The officers then opened fire, killing the gunman.\n<\/p>\n

A pistol and a rifle were recovered from the gunman and from inside his vehicle, the chief noted. A Quran was also found in his possession, sources close to the case said.\n<\/p>\n

With reporting by Richard Esposito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The prime suspect in a Texas mass shooting early on Sunday morning, now being investigated as a possible…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4761,15832,74293,32745,74294,43727,74295,74296,74297,74298,74299,74300,74301,27,29,74095,28,74048],"class_list":{"0":"post-185849","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-austin-police-department","9":"tag-austin-shooting","10":"tag-austin-texas-crime","11":"tag-bar-shooting","12":"tag-bronx-connection","13":"tag-domestic-terrorism","14":"tag-entertainment-district-shooting","15":"tag-fbi-investigation","16":"tag-mass-shooting-suspect","17":"tag-naturalized-citizen","18":"tag-ndiaga-diagne","19":"tag-senegal-native","20":"tag-terrorism-investigation","21":"tag-texas","22":"tag-texas-headlines","23":"tag-texas-mass-shooting","24":"tag-texas-news","25":"tag-west-6th-street"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}