Austin West Sixth Street Mass Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 14 Injured

Early Sunday morning, a mass shooting on Austin’s West Sixth Street outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden left three people dead—including the gunman—and 14 others injured, with several in critical condition after a suspect drove past the crowded nightlife area, opened fire from his SUV with a pistol, then exited and continued shooting with a rifle before being shot and killed by police who arrived in under a minute, a response city leaders say prevented even more loss of life; the FBI is now involved and says there are indicators of a possible terrorism connection, though the motive has not yet been officially confirmed and the victims’ identities have not been released as the investigation continues.