Overview
- Police said the gunfire began around 1:59 a.m. outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on West Sixth Street.
- The attacker fired from an SUV using a pistol, then parked, exited with a rifle, and continued shooting on foot before officers confronted him.
- Three Austin police officers engaged the suspect and fatally shot him within about a minute of the first 911 call, according to officials.
- Fourteen victims were transported to hospitals, three in critical condition, while the suspect’s identity and motive remained unconfirmed by authorities.
- The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force joined the investigation after agents cited indicators on the suspect and in his vehicle suggesting a potential nexus to terrorism.