FBI Investigating Texas Shooting That Left 3 Dead As Potential Act Of Terrorism
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The FBI is investigating a deadly late night shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas on Saturday (February 28) as a "potential act of terrorism."
"Obviously, it's still way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation, but there were indicators that on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism," said Russel Doran, the FBI's special agent in charge for San Antonio, at a news conference on Sunday (March 1).
Three people were killed and another 14 injured, 3 critically, when a male gunman opened fire from a vehicle in front of a bar in the city's busy 6th St district, police said.
The suspect was later killed in an exchange of fire with police at a different downtown location, police said.
Police did not release the identity of the shooter or make any further comment on the shooter's motive.
U.S. law enforcement is on heightened alert after the U.S. and Israel opened a campaign of airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"Obviously, it's still way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation, but there were indicators that on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism," said Russel Doran, the FBI's special agent in charge for San Antonio, at a news conference on Sunday (March 1).
Three people were killed and another 14 injured, 3 critically, when a male gunman opened fire from a vehicle in front of a bar in the city's busy 6th St district, police said.
The suspect was later killed in an exchange of fire with police at a different downtown location, police said.
Police did not release the identity of the shooter or make any further comment on the shooter's motive.
U.S. law enforcement is on heightened alert after the U.S. and Israel opened a campaign of airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
