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Austin Nightlife Turns Deadly: Gunman Kills Several, 14 Wounded—Possible Terrorism Ties | Crime Alert 6AM 03.02.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton.
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  Speaker 1: In a tragic incident early Sunday morning, a mass shooting
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  Speaker 1: at a bar in Austin, Texas resulted in the deaths
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  Speaker 1: of two people and left fourteen others seriously injured, according
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  Speaker 1: to the authorities. Police also reported that an armed suspect
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  Speaker 1: was shot and killed by officers during the confrontation. The
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  Speaker 1: suspect has been identified as a fifty three year old
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  Speaker 1: man in Diaga Diagney, a resident of Flugerville, Texas, originally
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  Speaker 1: from Senegal and a naturalized citizen. Austin polif chiefs Lisa
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  Speaker 1: Davis reported that Deagne circled the bar multiple times before
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  Speaker 1: opening fire on patrons both outside the establishment on its
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  Speaker 1: patio using a handgun. Afterward, he drove west on Sixth Street,
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  Speaker 1: parked his vehicle, and emerged with a rifle, targeting pedestrians
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  Speaker 1: as he moved along the street. Officers later confronted him,
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  Speaker 1: leading to an exchange of gunfire that resulted in his death.
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  Speaker 1: Authorities recovered both a handgun and a rifle from the scene.
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  Speaker 1: Law enforcement sources noted that Diagney was wearing clothing with
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  Speaker 1: references to Allah and a T shirt with the word
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  Speaker 1: Iran alongside the Iranian flag. FBI Special Agent Alex Doran
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  Speaker 1: mentioned during a press briefing that there were indicators on
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  Speaker 1: the suspect and his vehicle suggesting possible links to terrorism,
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  Speaker 1: although he cautioned that it was too early in the
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  Speaker 1: investigation to draw any definitive conclusions.
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  Speaker 2: This was a very active scene. As many of you know,
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  Speaker 2: We have paramedics that are embedded in the entertainment district
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  Speaker 2: and with the Austin Police Department on the weekends. We
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  Speaker 2: received the call at one fifty nine am and within
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  Speaker 2: fifty seven seconds the first paramedics and officers were on
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  Speaker 2: scene actively treating the patients. We had a total of
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  Speaker 2: seventeen patients on the scene. Fourteen of those were transported
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  Speaker 2: to the hospital. Three were pronounced dead on scene. Of
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  Speaker 2: the fourteen patients were transported to the hospital, three were
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  Speaker 2: incredible condition and as I said, parkindolences go out to
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  Speaker 2: everyone that was involved, and we'll be back with more
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  Speaker 2: information with you.
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  Speaker 1: Investigators are also looking into the suspects mental health. Currently,
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  Speaker 1: the incident is being treated as a lone wolf attack
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  Speaker 1: rather than part of a larger conspiracy. Walkerdo, a student
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  Speaker 1: at ut who witnessed the shooting, described the chaos as
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  Speaker 1: shots rang out. It was just unbelievable, twenty or thirty
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  Speaker 1: shots at least, he said. Everyone went into a frenzy,
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  Speaker 1: running and driving, diving for cover. People jumped into their
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  Speaker 1: cars and sped away. Deo expressed concern for the victims,
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  Speaker 1: saying he was left with a lasting emotional scar from
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  Speaker 1: the experience. Now I find myself questioning whether I want
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  Speaker 1: to return to the Sixth Street area, he admitted. Emergency
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  Speaker 1: Medical Services Chief Robert Lucritz reported that three individuals died
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  Speaker 1: at the scene. Fourteen others were transported to the hospital.
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  Speaker 1: Many remain in critical condition. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson commended
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  Speaker 1: the swift actions of law enforcement. They undoubtedly saved lives,
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  Speaker 1: he said. Governor Greg Abbot issued a statement Sunday afternoon
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  Speaker 1: extending his condolences to the victims and their family. Governor
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  Speaker 1: Craig Abbot issued a statement Sunday afternoon extending his condolences
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  Speaker 1: to the victims and their families. Or Crime Injustice news
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  Speaker 1: after this A woman has been sentenced to seventy years
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  Speaker 1: in prison after being convicted of horrific abuse against her
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  Speaker 1: young stepdaughter, including keeping her locked in a room with chains,
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  Speaker 1: physically assaulting her, and forcing her to scavenge for food
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  Speaker 1: in the school trash bins. The investigation into forty six
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  Speaker 1: year old Marianna Miles began when she enrolled her stepdaughter
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  Speaker 1: at Connolly Junior High School and requested a meeting with
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  Speaker 1: school officials. During this meeting, she claimed that the girl
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  Speaker 1: exhibited severe behavior issues and whired constant supervision, stating that
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  Speaker 1: the child should not eat anything without her permission. However,
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  Speaker 1: school staff quickly noticed discrepancies in Miles's portrayal of her stepdaughter,
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  Speaker 1: as the girl appeared well mannered, but was often seen
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  Speaker 1: looking unkempt and wearing inappropriate clothing. Teachers grew increasingly concerned
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  Speaker 1: when they observed that the child was underweight and frequently hungry,
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  Speaker 1: even resorting to digging through the garbage cans at school
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  Speaker 1: to find food. The situation escalated in October when a
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  Speaker 1: teacher spotted an injury on the girl's face, which the
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  Speaker 1: child reluctantly revealed was caused by her mother's belt. This
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  Speaker 1: prompted Child Protective Services to contact law enforcement, leading to
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  Speaker 1: an investigation. Into miles home, authorities uncovered that the child
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  Speaker 1: was often confined to a bare bedroom without proper bedding,
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  Speaker 1: and that an alarm was installed on the door to
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  Speaker 1: prevent her from leaving. Investigators also found evidence of severe
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  Speaker 1: physical abuse, including being beaten by both Miles and her
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  Speaker 1: other children, as well as being bound with duct tape
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  Speaker 1: and heavy chains. Although Myles initially refuted the claim, she
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  Speaker 1: later admitted in court to chaining the girl up in
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  Speaker 1: her room. Psychological evaluations indicated that the child was suffering
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  Speaker 1: from post traumatic stress disorder as a result of her
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  Speaker 1: stepmother's treatment. Miles was convicted of inflicting serious mental and
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  Speaker 1: physical harm on a miner. She was sentenced to seventy
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  Speaker 1: years in prison, with the possibility of parole after fifteen.
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  Speaker 1: The search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today's Show anchor
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  Speaker 1: Savannah Guthrie, is approaching one month and authorities have yet
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  Speaker 1: to identify any suspects in her disappearance. The Guthrie family
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  Speaker 1: has offered a one million dollar reward for information that
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  Speaker 1: could lead to finding their missing mother, as the eighty
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  Speaker 1: four year old remains unaccounted for. Both the Federal Bureau
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  Speaker 1: of Investigation and the Pima County Sheriff's Department have made
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  Speaker 1: significant changes to their teams following a final search of
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  Speaker 1: the Guthrie residents. Earlier this week, the FBI pulled most
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  Speaker 1: of its personnel and investigators from Tucson, redirecting them to Phoenix.
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  Speaker 1: Just two days later, the Pema County Sheriff's Department also
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  Speaker 1: withdrew additional officers from the case. This investigation is still
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  Speaker 1: ongoing and will persist until Nancy Guthrie is found and
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  Speaker 1: all leads are exhausted. A statement indicated the Pema County
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  Speaker 1: Sheriff's Department is redirecting resources to detectives assigned specifically to
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  Speaker 1: this case. As new information emerges and is addressed, we
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  Speaker 1: will change up resources if need be. The PCSD will
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  Speaker 1: maintain a patrol presence in the Guthrie neighborhood. This statement said,
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  Speaker 1: while the schiff might seem concerning, it suggested that the
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  Speaker 1: FBI's moved back to Phoenix is logical given the substantial
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  Speaker 1: video evidence they need to analyze. The decision to return
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  Speaker 1: to Phoenix doesn't really surprise me, said one neighbor. I
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  Speaker 1: don't think it significantly affects the investigation. Maybe there's more
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  Speaker 1: for them to do there when they're working on the case.
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  Speaker 1: As for the Pima County Sheriff's Office, I've been informed
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  Speaker 1: they will still have several detectives working on the case,
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  Speaker 1: said the neighbor, although may not be as many as before.
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  Speaker 1: In light of the situation, the Guthrie family has taken
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  Speaker 1: proactive steps, reportedly installing a new security system in the
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  Speaker 1: eighty four year old's home after the FBI's final sweep.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Nicole Partner