BREAKING: Austin Mass Shooter Identified as 53 Year Old Immigrant from Senegal – Quran found in car as FBI Investigates “Nexus to Terrorism”
The mass shooter in Austin, Texas, who killed two and injured 14 others on Sunday morning, has reportedly been identified as a 53-year-old Senegalese immigrant who was living in Pflugerville, TX, as a naturalized citizen.
Police reportedly also found a Quran in his car.
Per Bill Melugin:
BREAKING: Per multiple federal law enforcement sources, the Austin, TX mass shooter was a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Senegal and was living in Pflugerville, TX, and material recovered from his person and vehicle give possible indications of a nexus to terrorism, as the FBI announced earlier today.
I am hearing what some of those materials were – but am awaiting further confirmation. More to come.
BREAKING: Per multiple federal law enforcement sources, the Austin, TX mass shooter was a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Senegal and was living in Pflugerville, TX, and material recovered from his person and vehicle give possible indications of a nexus to…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 1, 2026
Per the New York Post:
The killer, who is a US citizen from Senegal, had a Quran in his car and clothing described as Islamic garb when he opened fire on Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas-Austin campus, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
The gunman has a history of arrests in Texas, and is believed to have lived in New York City from 2000 to 2008, the sources said.
In another shooting on Sunday, nine people were shot at a Cincinnati, Ohio, music and event venue overnight. Details about the suspect in this case remain unclear.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Alex Doran, the acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio field office, told reporters on Saturday morning that they’ve found “indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism.”
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis further confirmed that a bomb squad was called in to investigate the suspect’s car, but they did not find a bomb.
Davis further told reporters that the suspect never entered the bar, and instead, “He drove by, was firing outside the window with a pistol. Once he exited the vehicle after parking on Wood, he exited with a rifle at that point.”
Police killed the gunman at the scene.
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