Austin Bar Shooting Claimed Two Students as Terrorism Probe Unfolds
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Two college students were killed and at least 14 others were injured when a gunman opened fire outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas at Austin. Ryder Harrington, 19, of Texas Tech, and Savitha Shan, 21, a UT Austin student, were identified as the victims. Ndiaga Diagne, 53, the gunman, was killed by police; the FBI said investigators found items in his car suggesting a potential nexus to terrorism. The incident prompted campus security concerns and vigils as communities processed the tragedy.
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