FBI Details Motive Clues In March Austin West 6th Street Mass Shooting
The FBI said Thursday the March 1 West 6th Street mass shooter in Austin acted alone, driven partly by grievances over U.S. and Israeli military actions involving Iran but without outside direction.
In its May 7 update, the FBI San Antonio Division reported finding no evidence of foreign control or formal radicalization, though the gunman admired late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and wore a "Property of Allah" sweatshirt during the attack at Buford's bar. The bureau said it has not found conclusive evidence explaining why he chose that location.
Agents released a minute-by-minute timeline showing shots fired into Buford's from a vehicle at 1:57 a.m. Central on March 1, 2026, additional shots and movements through nearby streets, and Austin police officers "neutralizing the threat" around 2:02 a.m. The shooting left three people dead and 15 injured.
The FBI said roughly 400 responders came to the scene and that investigators gathered more than 3,000 videos, processed over 150 million online files, seized 30 devices, obtained 22 search warrants and 12 consent searches, issued more than 100 subpoenas, and conducted 88 interviews. The investigation remains open.
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- On March 1, 2026, a mass shooting at Buford's on West 6th Street in Austin left three dead and 15 injured.
- In a May 7, 2026 statement, the FBI said the gunman acted alone and found no evidence of outside direction or formal radicalization.
- Investigators say the shooter's behavior was partly triggered by grievances about U.S. and Israeli military actions involving Iran and an affinity for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- A detailed FBI timeline shows the first shots fired into Buford's from a vehicle at 1:57 a.m. and Austin police neutralizing the shooter by 2:02 a.m. on March 1.
- The FBI collected over 3,000 videos, processed more than 150 million online files, obtained 22 search warrants, and conducted 88 interviews in the case.
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