Ndiaga Diagne, the gunman killed during a mass shooting outside a popular downtown Austin, Texas, bar, was granted legal immigration and United States citizenship despite a growing criminal record.
Diagne, 53, a Senegalese national, arrived in the U.S. on March 13, 2000, on a B-2 tourist visa, became a lawful permanent resident on an IR-6 visa when he married a U.S. citizen in June 2006 and gained citizenship on April 5, 2013, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Post on Sunday (March 1). The suspect had already been arrested at least once prior to becoming a lawful permanent resident following an illegal vending incident in June 2001 and later several times in New York City between 2008 and 2016, according to the sources.
Diagne, who is accused of killing two people and wounding 14 others, was described as an emotional disturbed person, having applied for asylum in 2016 though the outcome or stated purpose of his application wasn’t immediately clear at the time of the report. Diagne was killed minutes after initially opening fire, having traded shots with police.
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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