Austin Mass Shooting Aftermath at Buford’s Bar

Piper Leleux, 21, places a bouquet of flowers at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting at Buford’s bar on West Sixth Street in Austin, Texas, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Leleux said she was working at the Toke Truck near the entrance and witnessed the shooting, taking cover nearby as gunfire erupted. “I never, ever thought that this could happen in Austin,” she said. “It’s heartbreaking.”

Trampled roses on West 6th Street on Monday March 2, 2026, after a mass shooting at Buford’s bar on West 6th Street.

The facility manager of Marfa Lights repairs a bullet hole on Monday March 2, 2026, after at a mass shooting at Buford’s bar on West 6th Street.

An Austin resident that asked not to be named places flowers at a small memorial outside Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Thie resident said he lives nearby and has been to Buford's, a popular bar on west 6th. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

A bullet impact is marked on the wall outside Green Light Social on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

People wait to donate blood at We Are Blood mobile donation stations outside City Hall in Austin Monday, March 2, 2026. The organization sent more than 150 blood products to Austin hospitals to help survivors of Sunday's West 6th Street shooting, and now those supplies need to be replenished.

People donate blood at We Are Blood mobile donation stations outside City Hall in Austin Monday, March 2, 2026. The organization sent more than 150 blood products to Austin hospitals to help survivors of Sunday's West 6th Street shooting, and now those supplies need to be replenished.

Blood is visible on dry leaves outside Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

An Austin resident that asked not to be named places flowers at a small memorial outside Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Thie resident said he lives nearby and has been to Buford's, a popular bar on west 6th. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Buford’s bar on West 6th Street is closed on Monday March 2, 2026, a day after a mass shooting.

Buford's, bottom right, is at the corner of west 6th street, bottom, and Rio Grande street, right, in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

A bullet impact is marked on a treel outside a commercial building on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Police barriers block the entrances to Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Alex Doran, active special agent with the FBI’s San Antonio office, addresses the press regarding the West 6th Street mass shooting while at the Austin Police Department Headquarters in Austin Monday, March 2, 2026.

Austin City Council member Zohaib “Zo” Qadri attends the press conference regarding the West 6th Street mass shooting while at the Austin Police Department Headquarters in Austin Monday, March 2, 2026.

Mayor Kirk Watson addresses the press, alongside Police Chief Lisa Davis and City Manager T.C. Broadnax, regarding the West 6th Street mass shooting while at the Austin Police Department Headquarters in Austin Monday, March 2, 2026.

Police Chief Lisa Davis listens to questions from the press regarding the West 6th Street mass shooting while at the Austin Police Department Headquarters in Austin Monday, March 2, 2026.

Broken glass and a boarded-up patio door are seen at the home of Austin mass shooting suspect Ndiaga Diagne at the Eastridge Apartments in Del Valle on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Broken glass and a boarded-up patio door are seen at the home of Austin mass shooting suspect Ndiaga Diagne at the Eastridge Apartments in Del Valle on Monday, March 2, 2026.

An empty bottle of alcohol is left on the floor near police tape outside Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Blood stains the concrete at the spot where police killed a shooter outside Green Light Social on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

A memorial to the victims of a mass shooting at Buford’s bar on West 6th Street on Monday March 2, 2026, a day after a mass shooting.

A day after the mass shooting at Buford’s bar on West Sixth Street, Austin residents gathered to mourn, donate blood and seek answers as the investigation continued.

Flowers and handwritten notes appeared at a memorial outside the downtown bar, where survivors and witnesses reflected on the violence that erupted Sunday night. Piper Leleux, who said she was working nearby when gunfire broke out, returned to place a bouquet and remember the victims.

Across town, people lined up at mobile donation stations to replenish blood supplies sent to local hospitals to treat survivors. At Austin Police Department headquarters, FBI officials provided updates on the federal investigation.

Meanwhile, the suspect’s apartment in Del Valle showed visible damage and boarded windows, a stark reminder of the widening impact of the shooting.

March 2, 2026