Overview
- Gunfire erupted outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden around 2 a.m., and three Austin officers returned fire, killing the armed suspect at the scene.
- Austin-Travis County EMS treated 17 people and transported 14 to hospitals, with three patients listed in critical condition.
- Paramedics and officers arrived within 57 seconds of the first 1:59 a.m. call due to weekend deployments in the entertainment district.
- The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is supporting the investigation, and an FBI official said indicators under review suggest a potential nexus to terrorism, which remains unconfirmed.
- Law enforcement officials familiar with the probe said the shooter is believed to have used a pistol and an assault-style rifle, while investigators gather surveillance video and witness statements and have not released identities or a motive.