Overview
- Austin police named the deceased as Jorge Pederson, 30, Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, with about 14 others wounded.
- Gunman Ndiaga Diagne, 53, fired from an SUV with a pistol, then continued on foot with a rifle before officers shot him dead near the scene.
- Diagne, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal, legally bought the firearms in San Antonio in 2017 and was not previously known to APD or the FBI.
- The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is examining indicators — including clothing and items recovered — for a potential nexus to recent strikes on Iran, with no motive established.
- Investigators searched a Pflugerville residence tied to the suspect and are analyzing extensive video and digital evidence as some victims remain in critical condition.