{"id":2306620,"date":"2026-03-01T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2306620"},"modified":"2026-03-01T15:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:38:22","slug":"mass-shooting-at-austin-texas-bar-kills-at-least-2-suspect-also-dead-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mass-shooting-at-austin-texas-bar-kills-at-least-2-suspect-also-dead-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass shooting at Austin, Texas bar kills at least 2, suspect also dead, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>At least two people were killed and 14 others were wounded in a mass shooting overnight at a popular bar in Austin, Texas, authorities said Sunday. The gunman was also killed, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said police received a call for reports of a &#8220;male shooting&#8221; at Buford&#8217;s, a beer garden in the city&#8217;s entertainment district.<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen people were hospitalized, and three were in critical condition, Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We received a call at 1:39 a.m. and within 57 seconds, the first paramedics and officers were on scene actively treating the patients,&#8221; Luckritz said.<\/p>\n<p>There was no initial word on the shooter&#8217;s identity or motive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">An Austin police officer guards the scene on West 6th Street at West Avenue after a shooting on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Davis noted how fortunate it was that there was a heavy police presence in Austin&#8217;s entertainment district at the time, enabling officers to respond quickly as bars were closing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Officers immediately transitioned &#8230; and were faced with the individual with a gun,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Three of our officers returned fire, killing the suspect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She called the shooting&#8221; a tragic, tragic incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/01\/b5fa7da4-8b8e-436b-bba1-2c0329bc0256\/thumbnail\/620x385\/7c37862dfd77a18deed2c1edef96cb0c\/ap26060429163958.jpg#\" alt=\"Texas Bar Shooting \" height=\"385\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/01\/b5fa7da4-8b8e-436b-bba1-2c0329bc0256\/thumbnail\/620x385\/7c37862dfd77a18deed2c1edef96cb0c\/ap26060429163958.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/01\/b5fa7da4-8b8e-436b-bba1-2c0329bc0256\/thumbnail\/1240x770\/14270754d1f7ab6607de3eee443289bb\/ap26060429163958.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis provides a briefing after a shooting on Sunday, March 1, 2026, near West Sixth Street and Nueces in downtown Austin, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ricardo B. 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