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Austin West 6th Street shooting: Live updates, what we know Monday
Federal and local officials continue to investigate the mass shooting on Austin's West Sixth Street that left three people dead and 14 injured Sunday morning.
Published March 2, 2026 at 5:05pm by Faith Bugenhagen
Bouquets of flowers are placed outside Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 24 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman
Local and federal officials continue to investigate a mass shooting that left three people dead — including the shooter — and 14 others injured in the area surrounding Buford’s, a bar in Austin’s popular West Sixth Street entertainment district, early Sunday morning.
Officials have identified the shooting suspect as Ndiaga Diagne, a Senegalese native who became a U.S. citizen in 2012. The 53-year-old was shot and killed by Austin police during a rampage that is now being investigated by the FBI as a possible act of terrorism.
Although an agency official said it was too early to determine a motive, authorities disclosed that Diagne was wearing clothing that bore an image of the Iranian flag and the words “Property of Allah.”
The shooting, which came one day after the U.S. and Israel launched a joint strike on Iran, erupted just before 2 a.m. outside Buford’s bar in the 700 block of West Sixth Street. Authorities have not confirmed any connection.
Follow along for updates on the investigation.
Bouquets of flowers are placed outside Buford's on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 24 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman
11:05 a.m.: Makeshift memorial, bullet impacts at Buford's Monday
A makeshift memorial sat out front of Buford's on Monday morning, bouquets and a heart-shaped figure marking the spot out front of where Sunday's mass shooting occurred.
A mango-flavored white claw, empty water and Michelob ULTRA bottles littered the front steps of the now-blocked off, vacant bar. Law enforcement was not located outside of the scene.
Impacts from bullet holes were marked on buildings and trees along West Sixth Street and an orange-and-white traffic barricade blocked off the entrance to Buford's.
A bullet impact is marked on the wall outside Kung Fu Saloon on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 24 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman
The stretch of West Sixth Street where Buford's stands remained closed for most of Sunday as officials investigated but was open to traffic Monday morning.
Authorities said the investigation remains active and that additional details, including the identities of the victims, will be released as they become available.
A bullet impact is marked on the wall outside Kung Fu Saloon on west 6th street in Downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, March 2, 2026. Three people are dead including a shooter and 24 others were injured in a mass shooting at Buford's on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman
Anyone searching for family members or friends in connection with the shooting is asked to call the Austin Police Department’s Victim Services Unit at 512-974-5037.
Police also said anyone with photos, videos or other information is encouraged to submit them to investigators.