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On Sunday, March 1st, 2026, the arrival of a new month brought many in Texas violence and despair. Instead of a new chapter and memories made, a gunman who opened fire just outside a bar in Austin, Texas, killed 3 people and injured over a dozen others.
Identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Senegal, Diagne carried out the attack at 2 a.m. central time, lurking behind the walls and shadows of Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden. While Diagne was later killed by the police during this attack, why he committed this crime breeds suspicion of terrorist connections.
After reviewing statements from over 150 witnesses, investigators are attempting to determine the motive behind Diagne’s attack. According to ABC News affiliate KVUE, the three victims: Jorge Pedersen, Ryder Harrington, and Savitha Shan died almost immediately on impact.
Diagne arrived in the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa on March 13th, 2000, and married a U.S. citizen in 2006, which allowed him to obtain permanent residence.