{"id":2575403,"date":"2026-03-02T22:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-african-and-extremely-likely-jihadist-mass-shooter-in-austin\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T22:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:20:28","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-african-and-extremely-likely-jihadist-mass-shooter-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-african-and-extremely-likely-jihadist-mass-shooter-in-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Know About the African and Extremely Likely Jihadist Mass Shooter in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fwhat-we-know-about-the-african-and-extremely-likely-jihadist-mass-shooter-in-austin%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=2575403&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>A gunman opened fire in a bar near the University of Texas at Austin early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 14 others; the shooter, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, died in an exchange of gunfire with authorities. The incident is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism, with early reporting suggesting the suspect may have been radicalized through Islam. The Associated Press documented Diagne\u2019s background: born in Senegal, he entered the U.S. on a B-2 visa in 2000, became a lawful permanent resident in 2006, and naturalized in 2013; he lived in Pflugerville and had a prior arrest in 2022. Additional reports noted that the suspect wore clothing reading \u201cProperty of Allah\u201d and may have displayed Iranian symbols, with federal and local investigators examining possible terrorism links. Public commentary from reporters and politicians highlighted immigration-related questions tied to the case.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As victims continue to grapple with a senseless Sunday shooting that left two dead and more than a dozen others injured, details are beginning to trickle out regarding the identity of the alleged shooter.<\/p>\n<p>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emerging details paint<\/a> the picture of a deeply disturbed man who had been radicalized through Islam.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/austin-texas-bar-shooting-7690f931ba00f950c1828cef25399bb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, Texas was rocked after an Austin bar was shot up early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, two people were killed in the shooting. Another 14 were injured. The alleged gunman also died in an exchange of gunfire with authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman was identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-sheriffs-deputy-critically-wounded-after-deadly-pursuit\/\" title=\"Mich. sheriff\u2019s deputy critically wounded after deadly pursuit\">suspect reportedly drove<\/a> around Buford&rsquo;s Backyard Beer Garden &mdash; just a few miles from the University of Texas at Austin &mdash; around 2 a.m. before parking, getting out, and opening fire with his rifle.<\/p>\n<p>Local FBI officials said they are investigating the shooting as a potential act of terrorism, given the way the shooting unfolded after the U.S. and Israel successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-wh-identified-ayatollahs-potential-successors-first-strike-successful-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wiped out<\/a> the current leadership regime in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>As more reports emerged, new details about the gunman only reinforced the thinking that this may have been connected to Islam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-under-biden-immigration-program-in-2021-during-afghan-withdrawal-report\/\" title=\"Afghan National Guard ... Entered US Under Biden ... Program in 2021 During Afghan Withdrawal: Report\">multiple federal law enforcement sources<\/a> to me &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brooketaylortv?\">@Brooketaylortv<\/a>, the Austin, TX mass shooter was wearing clothing that had the words &ldquo;Property of Allah&rdquo; on it and was possibly wearing an undershirt\/T-shirt that had an Iranian flag or Iranian representations on it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2028164374062317604?\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News&rsquo; Bill Melugin reported Sunday that the alleged shooter was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-reveals-who-was-behind-white-lives-matter-shirts-meaning-of-the-statement\/\" title=\"Candace Reveals Who Was Behind \u2018White Lives Matter\u2019 Shirts, Meaning Of The Statement\">wearing clothes emblazoned<\/a> with &ldquo;Property of Allah&rdquo; and was potentially wearing an undershirt with Iranian symbols on it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Melugin also reported on the age and citizenship status of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Melugin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2028160369475141857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X.<\/p>\n<p>Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy echoed similar reports on X &mdash; and didn&rsquo;t hold back when lambasting the suspected shooter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This Islamist murderer of Americans in my home of Austin, TX came on a tourist VISA, OVERSTAYED for years, applied for LPR status through his American citizen wife &ndash; granted under Bush (no doubt amid GOP celebration of the joys of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-rioters-in-d-c-confirm-j-d-vances-perspective-on-america\/\" title=\"Pro-Hamas Rioters in D.C. Confirm J.D. Vance&#039;s Perspective on America\">melting pot&#038;rdquo<\/a>; legal immigration), and may have&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chip Roy (@chiproytx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/2028230807093903807?\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Islamist murderer of Americans in my home of Austin, TX came on a tourist VISA, OVERSTAYED for years, applied for LPR status through his American citizen wife &ndash; granted under Bush (no doubt amid GOP celebration of the joys of &lsquo;melting pot&rsquo; legal immigration), and may have divorced her, became a U.S. citizen years later under Obama, then applied for citizenship for two more of his wives in succession!&rdquo; Roy posted.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Then he was arrested in Texas in 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is why we are losing our country, our immigration system is a joke, and should PAUSE ALL immigration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press explained: &ldquo;Diagne first entered the U.S in 2000 on a B-2 tourist visa and became a lawful permanent resident six years later after marrying a U.S. citizen, according to DHS. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2013, the department said. Diagne was originally from Senegal, according to multiple people briefed on the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Early indications portray the suspect as a deeply troubled man who may have been radicalized through Islam. The Associated Press reports that the incident in Austin, Texas, occurred early Sunday, resulting in two fatalities and 14 injuries; the shooter died in a firefight with police. The suspect has been named as Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a Senegal-born man who had become a naturalized U.S. citizen and lived in Pflugerville, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say the investigation is treating the attack as possibly related to terrorism, given how the events unfolded in the context of regional developments involving the U.S. and Iran. New details noted by federal sources include the possibility that Diagne wore clothing bearing the words \u201cProperty of Allah\u201d and may have had an undershirt or T\u2011shirt featuring Iranian symbols. The Associated Press notes that Diagne first entered the U.S. in 2000 on a B-2 visa, became a lawful permanent resident after marrying a U.S. citizen, and was naturalized in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, Texas GOP Representative Chip Roy echoed similar characterizations of the suspect and used the incident to criticize immigration policies. The shooting occurred near Buford\u2019s Backyard Beer Garden, a short distance from the University of Texas at Austin, with the gunman driving there around 2 a.m., parking, getting out, and opening fire with a rifle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2575404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Texas-mass-shooting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74926,74927,62575],"class_list":["post-2575403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-austin-mass-shooting","tag-extremism-analysis","tag-investigation-updates"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Texas-mass-shooting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575403","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575403"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575407,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575403\/revisions\/2575407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}