Trending Now - Texas DA Exonerates Officers in Austin Bar Shooting Incident

WHO:

Travis County District Attorney: Jose Garza

Officers involved: Three unnamed Austin police officers

Gunman: Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal

Victims:

Savitha Shan, 21

Ryder Harrington, 19

Jorge Pederson, 30

Texas Governor: Greg Abbott

U.S. Senator: Ted Cruz

Austin Police Association President: Michael Bullock

Criminal defense attorney: Doug O'Connell

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FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge: Alex Doran

WHAT:

No charges will be pursued against the three officers who shot and killed Ndiaga Diagne.

Diagne shot and killed three people and injured 14 others during a mass shooting at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. on March 1, 2026.

Diagne was armed with an AR-style rifle and a handgun.

The officers arrived within minutes and killed Diagne.

Garza stated, "These officers are heroes, and it should go without saying that my office is not seeking any charges and would not seek charges."

The shooting is being investigated as a potential terrorist attack.

WHERE:

Location of the shooting: Buford's Backyard Beer Garden, West 6th Street, Austin, Texas.

WHEN:

Shooting occurred on March 1, 2026.

Garza announced no charges on March 4, 2026.

Bodycam video from the incident is set to be released on March 5, 2026.

WHY:

Garza's decision not to pursue charges is based on the belief that the officers acted heroically to save lives.

The policy to present all officer-involved shootings to a grand jury was instituted by Garza in 2021 amid calls for greater law enforcement accountability.

HOW:

The officers responded to the shooting within minutes and engaged Diagne, who was shooting at patrons from his vehicle.

The investigation into the shooting is being conducted by the Austin Police Department and the FBI.

In a tragic incident at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, on March 1, 2026, Ndiaga Diagne opened fire, killing three people and injuring 14 others before being shot and killed by police officers who arrived within minutes. Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza announced on March 4 that no charges will be pursued against the three unnamed officers, stating they acted heroically to save lives, and bodycam footage from the incident is set to be released today. The shooting is currently under investigation as a potential terrorist attack, with the Austin Police Department and the FBI leading the inquiry.