Austin bar shooting leaves three dead, including suspect, and 14 wounded

FBI official says evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a ‘potential nexus to terrorism’

An FBI agent investigates the scene after a shooting on Sunday March 1, 2026 in Austin. Picture: Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP

The FBI’s joint terrorism task force has been called in to help investigate a deadly mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, on Sunday morning, in which a gunman opened fire in front of a bar popular with university students, killing two people and injuring 14 others before being fatally shot by police.

An FBI official, Alex Doran, told reporters at a press conference that it was too early to determine the shooter’s motivation. But he added that evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a “potential nexus to terrorism”, while an intelligence group said the shooter had expressed “pro- Iranianregime sentiment”.