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- He then parked, stepped out of the car, and continued shooting at people walking along the street. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said officers confronted the gunman within less than a minute of the first shot being fired, at an intersection on 6th Street.
- He was shot by police at the scene.
- Two victims and the shooter died there.
- Fourteen others were rushed to nearby hospitals, three of them in critical condition. Breaking It DownPowered via AIWhat is known about the Austin shooting suspect's background?How did authorities respond to the Austin mass shooting?What other recent mass shootings occurred in Texas?Who Was the Shooter?The gunman was a US citizen originally from Senegal, as per a report from the New York Post.
- He is believed to have lived in New York City between 2000 and 2008 before relocating to Texas, where he had accumulated a history of arrests. When police searched his vehicle, they found a Quran and clothing described as Islamic garb, according to the report which cited sources familiar with the investigation.
