Two Dead in Austin Bar Shooting Outside Buford’s; Suspect Killed by Police
TL;DR
Two people were killed and 14 injured when a gunman opened fire outside Buford’s beer garden in downtown Austin early Sunday; the victims were Ryder Harrington, 19, a Texas Tech student, and Savitha Shan, about 24. The shooter, Ndiaga Diagne, 53, was killed by officers; firearms were legally purchased in San Antonio in 2017. Investigators are reviewing possible terrorism links while the motive remains undetermined; Diagne acted alone and reportedly had a history of mental illness, according to sources.
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