{"id":188205,"date":"2026-03-03T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188205\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:51:33","slug":"austin-texas-bar-shooter-traveled-to-the-u-s-on-a-tourist-visa-sources-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188205\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin, Texas Bar Shooter Traveled To The U.S. On A Tourist Visa, Sources Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"6th Street in downtown Austin Texas at night, TX, USA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"814\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9096b1a9ed59f46277face19ec3893aa.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>via Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>The man suspected of killing two people and injuring 14 others outside of a bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday morning has been identified by police as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. While the motivation for the shooting is still under investigation, sources are saying that Diagne, who was killed by police on-site near Buford\u2019s Backyard Beer Garden, originally entered the United States on a tourist visa.<\/p>\n<p>A Department of Homeland Security official confirmed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/02\/us\/austin-mass-shooting-ndiaga-diagne-wwk-hnk?utm_source=syndication\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CNN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">CNN<\/a> that Diagne originally entered the country in 2000 on a B\u20112 tourist visa. First landing in New York, Diagne eventually made his way to the Lone Star State. In 2006, Diagne married a U.S. citizen and attained lawful permanent resident status. Then, in 2013, Diagne was naturalized as a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Police Are Looking Into A \u201cPotential Nexus To Terrorism\u201d As Shooter\u2019s Motivation<\/p>\n<p>While details of the Sunday shooting are still unfolding, reports about the shooter&#8217;s attire claim he was wearing a hoodie with the words \u201cProperty of Allah\u201d printed across the chest and an Iranian flag-themed t-shirt underneath.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Doran, acting special agent in charge of the FBI\u2019s San Antonio division, said it\u2019s still too early to nail down a motivation, but they are looking into a \u201cpotential nexus to terrorism\u201d based on the clothing and other indicators on the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The National Counterterrorism Center is working together with FBI agents and local law enforcement to determine whether ties to terrorism are to blame here. Following the shooting, Diagne was killed by police officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur suspect was coming toward East Austin or East Sixth Street, officers were coming toward him, and at the intersection, he was shot, and he was killed,\u201d police chief Lisa Davis explained.<\/p>\n<p>Diagne had allegedly suffered from mental health issues prior to the shooting. He was also previously arrested in Texas for a collision with vehicle damage, a misdemeanor charge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/fbi-terrorism-link-austin-shooting-bronx-ties?utm_source=syndication\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Fox News<\/a> also reports that Diagne was arrested during his time in New York for illegal vending.<\/p>\n<p>What Is Known About The Texas Bar Shooting Victims So Far<img alt=\"The University of Texas at Austin academic seal orange and white\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"829\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9f52bc1059e273a6ca6c0404d68c1a4c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>While the official names and ages of the two dead and 14 injured victims of the bar shooting have not been revealed, some of them may have been students of the University of Texas (UT).<\/p>\n<p>Buford\u2019s Backyard Beer Garden is well-known for its college crowds and is frequented by UT students. A statement released by UT Austin President Jim Davis confirms that the victims included \u201cmembers of our Longhorn family.\u201d Whether these were students or staff members is yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>What Is and Is Not Allowed With A Tourist Visa In The U.S.<img alt=\"Live music clubs along Sixth Street in downtown Austin Texas at night\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"831\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9dc1f4b575d0dab9b4f5da896e88293c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>via Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Tourist visas are given to people \u201cwho want to enter the United States temporarily for business (B-1 visa), for tourism (B-2 visa), or for a combination of both purposes (B-1\/B-2 visa).\u201d In Diagne\u2019s case, he attained a B-2 visa for tourism purposes. Activities permitted with this type of tourist visa include the following:<\/p>\n<p>Visit with friends or relatives<\/p>\n<p>Participation in social events hosted by fraternal, social, or service organizations<\/p>\n<p>Participation by amateurs in musical, sports, or similar events or contests, if not being paid for participating<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment in a short recreational course of study, not for credit toward a degree (for example, a two-day cooking class while on vacation)<\/p>\n<p>Activities not permitted include:<\/p>\n<p>Paid performances, or any professional performance before a paying audience<\/p>\n<p>Arrival as a crewmember on a ship or aircraft<\/p>\n<p>Work as foreign press, in radio, film, print journalism, or other information media<\/p>\n<p>Permanent residence in the United States<\/p>\n<p>Recently, applying for a B-2 visa became a little more difficult for some after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetravel.com\/us-state-department-quietly-adds-several-countries-for-15000-us-tourist-visa-bond\/?utm_source=syndication\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. State Department quietly implemented a $15,000 fee for tourists from several countries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">U.S. State Department quietly implemented a $15,000 fee for tourists from several countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Shutterstock The man suspected of killing two people and injuring 14 others outside of a bar in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,4092,7209,74299,75020,27,32721,75019],"class_list":{"0":"post-188205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-department-of-homeland-security","12":"tag-lone-star-state","13":"tag-ndiaga-diagne","14":"tag-shutterstock","15":"tag-texas","16":"tag-the-united-states","17":"tag-tourist-visa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188205","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=188205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}