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FBI: Diagne acted alone, motivated by US-Israel Iran strikes

5/8/2026

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The FBI concluded that Ndiaga Diagne, who killed three people and wounded 15 at Austin’s Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden, acted alone and was motivated by grievances over U.S./Israeli strikes against Iran.
Investigators noted Diagne’s admiration for Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his Iranian-flag clothing, finding no foreign terrorist support.
Diagne, a Senegal-born naturalized U.S. citizen, bought the handgun and rifle in 2017, having had no prior FBI investigation.

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The FBI concluded that Ndiaga Diagne, who killed three people and wounded 15 at Austin’s Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden, acted alone and was motivated by grievances over U.S./Israeli strikes against Iran.
Investigators noted Diagne’s admiration for Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his Iranian-flag clothing, finding no foreign terrorist support.
Diagne, a Senegal-born naturalized U.S. citizen, bought the handgun and rifle in 2017, having had no prior FBI investigation.