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Three promising futures cut short in Austin Sixth Street shooting
crime1 month ago

Three promising futures cut short in Austin Sixth Street shooting

Three young people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting on Austin’s Sixth Street. The victims include Ryder Harrington (19), a Texas Tech student and Beta Theta Pi member; Savitha Shan (21), UT Austin’s McCombs student who was about to graduate and start a career; and Jorge Pederson (30), a Minnesota MMA fighter. Investigators are examining possible links to recent US-Israel strikes on Iran; motive remains unclear. Family tributes and university statements highlighted the victims’ bright futures as vigils and memorials were held.

via CNN|
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Austin Sixth Street Mass Shooting: Tracing Ndiaga Diagne’s Profile and Motive
crime-and-justice1 month ago

Austin Sixth Street Mass Shooting: Tracing Ndiaga Diagne’s Profile and Motive

Police identified Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old Senegalese immigrant who became a U.S. citizen, as the shooter in Austin’s Sixth Street massacre, where three people were killed and 13 injured before he was fatally shot by officers. Investigators are probing potential terrorism links amid context of Iran-related strikes, but the motive remains unclear. Diagne had no prior FBI radar, had U.S. entry in 2000 and citizenship in 2013, and the guns used were legally obtained in 2017; a Quran was found in his car as authorities search residences and examine possible mental health or other connections. The investigation is ongoing.

via CNN|
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Sole shooter named in Austin’s West Sixth Street attack
crime1 month ago

Sole shooter named in Austin’s West Sixth Street attack

Authorities identified Ndiaga Diagne, 53, as the lone gunman in the West Sixth Street mass shooting in downtown Austin that killed three (including Diagne) and injured 14. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is probing for possible extremism, with investigators reviewing evidence from Diagne’s person and vehicle and a Pflugerville residence as motive remains undetermined.

via Austin American-Statesman|
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