Austin Mass Shooting Investigated as Possible Terror Attack After Gunman Wore 'Property of Allah' Hoodie
A mass shooting at a downtown Austin bar early Sunday morning has left three dead — including the gunman — and 14 wounded, with the FBI investigating a 'potential nexus to terrorism.' The suspected shooter has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old Senegalese immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen from Pflugerville, Texas, who was wearing a hoodie emblazoned with 'Property of Allah' and a shirt displaying the Iranian flag. Police found a Quran in his vehicle. The shooting came less than 24 hours after U.S. and Israeli forces killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, raising immediate questions about whether the attack was inspired by the escalating military conflict. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation, and the acting special agent in charge confirmed 'indicators on the subject and in his vehicle' suggesting a terrorism connection — though officials have not confirmed whether they are treating it as domestic or international terrorism. Governor Abbott condemned the attack and said Texas would 'not be shaken.' A separate mass shooting in Cincinnati early Sunday injured nine people at a concert venue, in what police say was a dispute at a birthday party.
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
— Psalm 46:1
In moments of sudden violence and terror, the Psalmist points to the one true refuge — not in security systems or intelligence agencies, but in God Himself. The families of the dead and wounded in Austin need the 'ever-present help' that only He can provide, and a nation shaken by the possibility that its own citizens may be radicalized toward mass murder needs the strength that transcends political solutions.