Sixth Street memorial photos after Austin mass shooting

A growing memorial outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden reflects the grief across Austin after Sunday’s mass shooting on West Sixth Street. By Thursday, flowers, candles, photographs and handwritten notes filled the sidewalk, joined by yellow ribbons and wooden crosses bearing victims’ names. Austin police say four people, including the gunman, were killed and 19 others were injured in the early-morning shooting. As investigators release new details, the memorial continues to expand, becoming a place for the community to mourn and remember the victims.

Sylvia Alkis, left, and Susan Crum, volunteers with Lutheran Church Charities, place three wooden crosses at a growing memorial for the victims of the mass shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Three people were killed in the shooting early Sunday. The gunman also died.

Heidi Case places a heart at a growing memorial for the victims of the mass shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Three people were killed in the shooting early Sunday. The gunman also died. “We watched them carrying out the bodies,” said Case, who lives in apartments across the street from Buford’s.

A growing memorial of flowers, candles and photographs honors the victims of the mass shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Ryder Harrington, 19; Savitha Shan, 21; and Jorge Pederson, 30, were killed in the shooting early Sunday. The gunman also died.

A photo of Jorge Pederson is part of a growing memorial for the victims of the mass shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Ryder Harrington, 19; Savitha Shan, 21; and Jorge Pederson, 30, were killed in the shooting early Sunday. The gunman also died.

Mohan Pani visits a growing memorial for the victims of the mass shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Three people were killed in the shooting early Sunday. The gunman also died.

March 5, 2026