{"id":2574913,"date":"2026-03-01T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-joins-investigation-into-austin-bar-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:30:31","slug":"fbi-joins-investigation-into-austin-bar-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-joins-investigation-into-austin-bar-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI joins investigation into Austin bar shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-joins-investigation-into-austin-bar-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574913&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; A mass shooting occurred early Sunday at Buford\u2019s Beer Garden on Austin\u2019s West Sixth Street, killing three people (including the gunman) and injuring 14 others in a busy nightlife area near the University of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation based on preliminary evidence found at the scene,including a pistol and an assault-style rifle suspected to have been used by the shooter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Police confronted the armed suspect, who was fatally shot at the scene. Emergency crews treated 17 people at the scene, with 14 others transported to area hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Authorities say there are no outstanding suspects, but the motive remains unclear as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >investigators assess potential terrorism links<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Austin Mayor Kirk Watson praised the rapid response of police, firefighters, and medics and urged anyone with information to contact the victim services unit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-to-judgement-three-crucial-questions-remain-unanswered-about-capitol-siege\/\" title=\"Rush to judgement? Three crucial questions remain unanswered about Capitol siege\">terrorism task force<\/a> joins investigation into Texas bar shooting that left three dead<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2518253\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"516\">FBI<\/a> Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation into a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mass-shooting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11218\">mass shooting<\/a> that left three dead, including the alleged gunman, and 14 injured at a popular bar in downtown Austin, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a>, in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/austin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3328\">Austin<\/a> police responded shortly before 2 a.m. to reports of a shooter at Buford&rsquo;s, a beer garden located along the city&rsquo;s busy West Sixth Street entertainment district, Austin Police Chief Lisa David said during a news conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4475297\/illegal-immigrant-stabbed-woman-arrested-30-times\/\">Illegal immigrant who stabbed woman to death at Fairfax bus stop previously arrested over 30 times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4475282\/richard-cox-derails-sex-offender-case-once-again\/\">Richard Cox derails sex offender case, once again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4474312\/dhs-released-illegal-border-crossers-despite-claims-zero\/\">DHS releasing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-move-biden-admin-releasing-illegal-border-crossers-into-u-s-without-scheduling-court-dates-at-rgv-sector-fox-news-reports\/\" title=\"\u2018Unprecedented Move\u2019: Biden Admin Releasing \u2018Illegal Border Crossers\u2019 Into U.S. Without Scheduling Court Dates At RGV Sector, Fox News Reports\">illegal border crossers<\/a> into US despite claims of &#8216;zero&#8217; releases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The FBI&rsquo;s terrorism task force is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/article\/austin-6th-street-shooting-bufords-bar-update-21948661.php\">reportedly assisting<\/a> based on preliminary evidence found at the scene. The evidence includes a pistol and an assault-style rifle <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/article\/austin-6th-street-shooting-bufords-bar-update-21948661.php\">suspected to be used<\/a> by the gunman to commit the attack.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475732\/the-us-and-israel-attacked-iran-what-we-know\/\"><strong>THE US AND ISRAEL ATTACKED IRAN: WHAT WE KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officers already assigned to patrol near the nightlife corridor arrived and confronted an armed man. Police exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who was fatally shot at the scene, Davis said, and there are no outstanding suspects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emergency medical crews treated 17 people at the scene after the shooting unfolded as bars were closing for the night. Three people, including the suspect, were pronounced dead, while 14 victims were transported to area hospitals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said first responders arrived within a minute of receiving the emergency call, allowing medics and officers to begin treating victims almost immediately.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The shooting sent crowds fleeing from one of Austin&rsquo;s most popular nightlife areas, located near the University of Texas campus and known for heavy weekend foot traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Austin Mayor Kirk Watson praised police, firefighters, and paramedics for their swift response, saying their actions saved lives during what he described as a chaotic and frightening incident for the city.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4476130\/iran-missile-attack-israel-uae-kuwait\/\"><strong>IRANIAN ATTACKS KILL NEARLY A DOZEN ACROSS ISRAEL, UAE, AND KUWAIT, AS CAMPAIGN EXPANDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials have not yet released the identities of those killed or injured, and investigators said a motive for the shooting remains unclear, though the FBI terrorism task force&rsquo;s presence indicates a link to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/terrorism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"103\">terrorism<\/a> motive.<\/p>\n<p>Police urged anyone searching for loved ones connected to the incident to contact the department&rsquo;s victim services unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI task force probes Austin bar shooting; 3 dead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2574914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb4.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9230,74828,50403,50645,3976],"class_list":["post-2574913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-austin","tag-bar-shooting-2","tag-crime-2","tag-fbi-2","tag-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb4.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574913"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574917,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574913\/revisions\/2574917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}