A third victim was confirmed to have died in connection with the mass shooting outside a popular downtown Austin, Texas, bar, ABC News reports.
Jorge Pederson, 30, was identified as a third victim after Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis had previously identified Savitha Shan, 21, a University of Texas student, and Savitha Shan, 19, a Texas Tech University student, as the first two victims killed. Davis confirmed during the initial news conference that three victims were hospitalized in critical condition but one was set to be removed from life support, though it wasn’t immediately clear if Pederson was among those on life support
A total 14 victims sustained injuries during the shooting, police officials confirmed during the earlier press conference on Monday. Authorities are continuing to investigate a possible terrorism motive for the shooting.
Ndianga Diagne, an American citizen originally from Senegal, was identified as the gunman killed during a shootout with police. Diagne was killed minutes after initially opening fire, having traded shots with police, the New York Post reports.
Alex Doran, a special agent with the FBI’s San Antonio field office, had previously told reporters that “there were indicators that on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential terrorism.”
“Again, it’s still too early to make a determination on that,” he said.
A video surfaced showing Diagne holding a rifle and wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah.” Sources who spoke to the New York Post claimed that a Quran and clothing described as Islamic garb were found inside the vehicle.
Authorities have clarified that two people were killed and several injured during the shooting after previous varying reports on the death toll. The Austin police department had previously confirmed that the incident took place “along West Sixth Street” and that “the suspect has been shot by police.”
Officers responded to reports of a man opening fire at Buford’s Bar. Austin Police Department Chief Lisa Davis said three officers shot back toward the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Davis said that authorities were able to respond to the area quickly because of customary staging over on East Sixth Street, with ATCEMS Chief Robert Luckritz confirming that medics were present within 57 seconds of receiving the call at 1:59 a.m. local time.
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