Investigators still searching for answers after deadly Austin bar shooting

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+ ANDREW WEBER, BYLINE: Austin police identified the suspected shooter as Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old man who lived in an Austin suburb. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Monday Diagne was a naturalized citizen, originally from Senegal. He first entered the country on a tourist visa in 2000. And authorities say Diagne opened fire on a patio at a bar on Sixth Street, a popular nightlife district, early Sunday morning. On Monday, FBI special agent in charge Alex Doran called it an act of targeted violence. But he said investigators had not yet found an ultimate motivation. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ALEX DORAN: It's always very difficult to determine what's in an individual's mind that leads them to commit this type of violence. So we will continue to, like I said, pore through the evidence, talk to witnesses, talk to friends, talk to associates that knew this person. WEBER: Police said the suspect had been wearing a shirt featuring Iranian symbolism the morning of the shooting. Police Monday also identified the three dead in the shooting. Two of the victims were college students, 19-year-old Ryder Harrington from Texas Tech and 21-year-old Savitha Shan from the University of Texas at Austin. The third person was 30-year-old Jorge Pederson. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said first responders and police got to the scene within a minute of the first 911 call, possibly preventing more casualties. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) KIRK WATSON: We're all mourning together and grieving as a group. But we're seeing tremendous compassion and love coming out of the people of Austin. WEBER: Sixth Street is packed with bars and venues, and they'll be more packed during the South by Southwest festival later this month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday ordered additional police presence in the area. For NPR News, I'm Andrew Weber in Austin. (SOUNDBITE OF BRANT BJORK'S "WAITING FOR A COCONUT TO DROP") Copyright &copy; 2026 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Accuracy and availability of NPR transcripts may vary. Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio. Audio on npr.org may be edited after its original broadcast or publication. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Facebook Flipboard Email Read & Listen Home News Culture Music Podcasts & Shows Connect Newsletters Facebook Instagram Press Public Editor Corrections Transcripts Contact & Help About NPR Overview Diversity NPR Network Accessibility Ethics Finances Get Involved Support Public Radio Sponsor NPR NPR Careers NPR Shop NPR Extra Terms of Use Privacy Your Privacy Choices Text Only Sponsor Message Sponsor MessageBecome an NPR sponsor (function () { var loadPageJs = function () { (window.webpackJsonp=window.webpackJsonp||[]).push([[22],{1167:function(e,n,c){e.exports=c(323)},323:function(e,n,c){"use strict";c.p=NPR.serverVars.webpackPublicPath,Promise.all([c.e(1),c.e(2),c.e(3),c.e(4),c.e(84)]).then(function(e){c(3),c(1140),c(116),c(94),c(52),c(493),c(239),c(102),c(104),c(1141),c(143),c(1142),c(238),c(48),c(1143)}.bind(null,c)).catch(c.oe)}},[[1167,0]]]); }; if (document.readyState === 'complete') { loadPageJs(); } else { window.addEventListener('load', function load() { window.removeEventListener('load', load, false); loadPageJs(); }); } })();