Austin Police release video, audio from West Sixth Street shooting
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Key Points:
- The Austin Police Department released video and audio footage from the West Sixth Street shooting outside Buford’s, where three bystanders died and over a dozen were injured, detailing the chaotic events and police response.
- Suspect Ndiaga Diagne, 53, fired from a black Cadillac SUV using a semi-automatic handgun, then exited with an AR-15-style rifle and continued shooting; both firearms were legally purchased.
- Police fatally shot Diagne after he fired at officers around 2:03 a.m. Sunday; 19 people were hit by gunfire in total, with two victims still hospitalized and one in critical condition.
- Diagne had no prior contact with Austin Police but had a 2022 mental health welfare check by another
