Gunman kills two in Texas bar shooting, FBI probing ‘terrorism’ link

Suspect fired from SUV, then got out of the vehicle and opened fire with a rifle before being killed by officers.

A gunman has killed two people and wounded 14 overnight in Austin, the capital of the US state of Texas, in a mass shooting being investigated as “potentially an act of terrorism”, according to the FBI.

Officers in Austin shot and killed the gunman, later identified by the Department of Homeland Security as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, who used both a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack on Sunday, police said.

The shooting happened outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden, just before 2am (08GMT) along Sixth Street, a nightlife destination filled with bars and music clubs near the University of Texas.

FBI special agent Alex Doran said earlier on Sunday that a motive for the attack was not known, but “there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism”.

“In terms of specifically what type of terrorism, we’re just at this point prepared to say that it was potentially an act of terrorism,” Doran said at a news conference. “It’s still too early to make a determination on that.”