Overview
- Police say the attacker circled Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in an SUV, fired a handgun from the vehicle, then exited with a rifle before officers fatally shot him.
- Authorities report three people were found dead, including the gunman, and 14 others were taken to hospitals, with three in critical condition.
- EMS and police arrived in under a minute after the first 1:39 a.m. call, and officials credited the rapid response with saving lives.
- The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Force are treating the case as a possible act of terrorism based on indicators found with the suspect and in his vehicle, and no explosives were discovered.
- Multiple outlets, citing anonymous sources, reported the suspect wore clothing bearing Islamist and Iran‑related imagery and identified him as a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal, details that authorities have not formally confirmed.