Austin mass shooting suspect Ndiaga Diagne reportedly posted antisemitic hate speech on X before killing 3 people and wounding 13 others at downtown bar Sunday.
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The shooter responsible for Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin reportedly operated an
Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old US citizen born in Senegal, opened fire in a crowded bar just before 2 a.m., killing three people and wounding 13 others. Authorities said they were investigating the incident as a “potential link to terrorism” after it was revealed that the man was wearing a sweatshirt saying “Property of Allah” and an undershirt depicting the Iranian flag. Officials added that a Quran was later removed from his vehicle.
According to an
He joined in October 2024 and immediately began posting derogatory comments.
A man identified by federal law enforcement sources as the gunman in a shooting that left three people dead in Austin was seen carrying a rifle and wearing a hoodie emblazoned with the word “Allah” before he was shot and killed by police. (Taken from Fox News)
One post from August 2025 read: “THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION IS FOREVER AND WILL STAY HERE UNTIL THE END OF APOCALYPSE, you Zionists and Islamophobes can be angry all you want but you can’t do anything about it no matter what.”
The comment was in response to Seyed Abbas Araghi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who criticized President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It’s funny that Islam is considered America’s enemy. Because Jesus coming out of a vagina can never be GOD, just read Mark 12:29, John 17:3, your lies, propaganda, insults and slander will not stop ISLAM, ISLAM is here to save you in this world and the hereafter,” he said in a post last November.
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The Austin Police Department released a photo of Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect linked to Sunday’s mass shooting. (Austin Police Department)
Separately, Diagne attacked Trump and Netanyahu multiple times, at one point calling Trump a “shameless clown” and Netanyahu “evil.”
Some posts were direct responses to Trump supporters and right-wing influencers; one of them read: “You and your first lieutenants in Israel are fake Jews you know this, so melt whatever you want you ugly bitch—-.”
Last October he also said, “Shut up, you fucking Israel—. Move to Israel, you fucking bitch—-.”
Ndiaga Diagne, 53, was wearing a shirt bearing the Iranian flag at the time of the mass attack. (Taken from Fox News)
Beyond religion and politics, misogynistic content was frequently shared on the account.
In November 2024, he said, “No one wants you, that’s why you’ve been single for 4 years, look, no one in their right mind is dating, what are you doing, you fat and ugly like a pig, women belong in the kitchen and the bedroom.”
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Members of the FBI and local law enforcement investigate outside Buford’s downtown bar on March 1, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Authorities are investigating whether Sunday’s shooting was influenced by recent U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who reportedly died a day before Diagne opened fire in downtown Austin.
No official reason has been confirmed yet.
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