3 dead, 14 hospitalized in 6th Street mass shooting, Austin EMS chief says

Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and 14 were hospitalized after a mass shooting in downtown Austin, according to local officials who held a news conference early Sunday morning.

Austin EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said paramedics and police officers arrived to the shooting scene and began treating patients 57 seconds after receiving a call around 1:59 a.m. in front of Buford’s bar on West 6 Street.

The Associated Press reported Sunday afternoon that the shooter was identified as 53‑year‑old Ndiaga Diagne, citing a law enforcement official and another person familiar with the case.

In a 9:30 a.m. press conference update, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said a large SUV repeatedly drove around the block near Buford’s bar.

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