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Austin Sixth Street Shooting: UT Vigil Held, Bodycam Release Planned as Terror Probe Continues

A Thursday release of police body-camera video will accompany an investigation into a potential terrorism link.

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University of Texas Student Body President Hudson Thomas, left, Vice President Thierry Chu and Chief of Staff Rowan Hamilton leave the steps after speaking to students and community members gathered for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night to remember and pray for the three people shot and killed, including UT student Savitha Shan, in Sunday morning’s mass shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin, March 4, 2026. Around 300 people gathered on the Main Mall to pray, listen to speakers from Student Government and lay flowers on the Tower steps.
Flowers lay on the steps of the University of Texas Tower as students and community members gather for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night to remember and pray for the three people shot and killed, including UT student Savitha Shan, in Sunday morning’s mass shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin, March 4, 2026. Around 300 people gathered on the Main Mall to pray and listen to speakers from Student Government.
Flowers rest of the steps of the tower as University of Texas students and community members gather for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night to remember and pray for the three people shot and killed, including UT student Savitha Shan, in Sunday morning’s mass shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin, March 4, 2026.

Overview

  • Hundreds gathered at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday night to honor victims Savitha Shan, Ryder Harrington and Jorge Pederson.
  • The Travis County district attorney will not pursue charges against the three officers who shot the attacker, and body-worn camera footage is set for a Thursday noon briefing.
  • The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force is assessing a possible terrorism nexus, with officials emphasizing that the motive has not been determined.
  • Investigators noted clothing with Iranian imagery and the phrase “Property of Allah” and searched locations tied to suspect Ndiaga Diagne, including a Pflugerville address.
  • Authorities say the 53-year-old, a Senegalese-born naturalized U.S. citizen, legally purchased the firearms years ago in San Antonio, and more than a dozen people remain injured with some in serious condition.