Austin bar shooting leaves three dead, including suspect, and 14 wounded
The Guardian World
by Ed Pilkington and agenciesMarch 1, 2026
Officers confronted a male gunman pointing a weapon at them, they returned fire and killed the suspect
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The FBI’s joint terrorism taskforce has been called in to help investigate a deadly mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, on Sunday morning in which a gunman opened fire in front of a bar popular with university students, killing two people and injuring 14 others before being fatally shot by police.
An FBI official, Alex Doran, told reporters at a press conference that it was too early to determine the shooter’s motivation. But he added that evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a “potential nexus to terrorism”.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/1/2026