New details have been released on the mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas.
The suspect connected to the mass shooting in Austin, Texas, that resulted in 3 people being shot dead and 17 others being injured has been identified as a man who was born in Senegal.
Further details released reveal the mass shooting is being labeled as a potential terrorist attack after investigators found a Quran in the suspects’ car, and he was seen with a shirt that stated “property of Allah.”
The New York Post broke the story of he identity of the mass shooter:
The man who killed two people and wounded 14 others at a packed Austin bar was a former New York City resident possibly motivated by the US attacks on Iran, law-enforcement sources told The Post.
The Texas shooter has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a US citizen originally from Senegal who was naturalized in 2013 and applied for asylum in 2016.
Diagne had a Quran in his car and was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with “Allah” when he opened fire on Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas-Austin campus, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Sources said he was possibly also wearing an undershirt featuring the Iranian flag or other Iranian symbols.
The gunman had a history of arrests in New York City and Texas. He is believed to have lived in the Big Apple for years, arriving in 2000 and then racking up a string of arrests between 2001 to 2016, sources said.
He was arrested in 2001 for illegal vending. His other three city busts are sealed, sources said.
“Obviously it’s still way too early in the process to determine the exact motivation but there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism,” said Alex Doran, acting Special Agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office, to reporters.
Take a look at the suspect here:
BREAKING: @FoxNews has obtained a photo of the Austin, TX mass shooter, armed & wearing a sweater that says “Property of Allah”. He has not been identified by authorities, but multiple federal law enforcement sources tell FOX he is a 53-year-old naturalized US citizen who was… pic.twitter.com/YjyT8sIuBr
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 1, 2026
Here’s a look at the scenes:
🚨 BREAKING: The Austin TX mass shooter is a MIGRANT from the West African nation of SENEGAL, 53 years old and a naturalized citizen — Fox's @BillMelugin_
An Islamic QURAN also found in his car, per NYP
ANOTHER 3RD WORLDER? 😡
The FBI believes it could be terrorism-related.… pic.twitter.com/06XhsaVdMf
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 1, 2026
Austin bar mass shooter potentially motivated by Iran attacks.
Quran found in car.
FBI looking into terrorism after 2 killed, 14 injured
–NYPOST— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) March 1, 2026
The shooting comes less than 24 hours after the United States announced the Supreme Leader of Iran was killed in a joint air strike conducted by the U.S. and Israeli military.
Fox News also reported the suspect wore an Iranian flag:
According to those sources, the shooter was wearing clothing that said “Allah” on it and an undershirt featuring an Iranian flag. Fox News has obtained a photo of the alleged mass shooter, armed with a rifle and in a sweater that says “property of Allah.”
The moment the suspect was taken down:
JUST IN: The Austin, Texas shooter has been identified as 53-year-old immigrant from Senegal, Ndiaga Diagne, according to the New York Post.
The alleged shooter had a Quran in his vehicle and was allegedly wearing a shirt that read: “Property of Allah.”
“Sources said he was… pic.twitter.com/TfXdE7Occb
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 1, 2026
More footage released from the shooting:
🚨 BREAKING: Shocking footage captures the moment the shooter opened fire inside an Austin bar
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 1, 2026
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