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Suspect in mass shooting at Austin bar was reportedly wearing a shirt reading ‘Property of Allah’ and the FBI are treating the incident as possible terrorism
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Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is telling the American public to arm themselves in the wake of a mass shooting in Austin, Texas that U.S. officials are linking to terrorism.
On Sunday, Greene shared a disturbing and graphic video showing the immediate aftermath of the Austin shooting, which left three dead and 14 wounded. A gunman fired on people near Buford's beer garden in Austin's entertainment district around 2 a.m. The FBI is investigating a potential terrorism link to the shooting.
Police responded in less than a minute. They shot and killed the gunman.
Greene linked the shooting on President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint military strike on Iran yesterday.
"Trump and Netanyahu go to war against Iran and then there was a horrific mass shooting that the FBI is saying could be terrorism," she wrote on X. "Not what we voted for. Nope. I was there."
open image in galleryLaw enforcement officers outside Buford’s beer garden in Austin, Texas following a mass shooting that left three dead and 14 wounded on March 1, 2026 (American-Statesman)She predicted that more violence against American citizens was on the way.
"Everyone needs to start carrying because it’s all changed. None of this has to happen," she wrote. "America LAST."
On Saturday afternoon, the Associated Press, citing a source, reported that the suspect in the bar shooting was wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design.
open image in galleryThe FBI have said the shooting could be terror-related (AP)
open image in galleryBuford’s beer garden in Austin, Texas. A gunman shot and killed three people and wounded 14 others in a mass shooting on March 1. The FBI said the shooter may have been carrying out an act of terrorism, but cautioned that further investigation was necessary before a motive could be determined (AP)
open image in galleryMembers of the FBI perform an investigation near Buford's bar in downtown on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Three people are dead and 14 others hospitalized following a mass shooting early Sunday morning (Getty Images)"Suspect in Texas bar shooting wore clothing that said "Property of Allah" and had Iranian flag design," the AP reported, citing an anonymous law enforcement source.
That report has not been confirmed by law enforcement.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Saturday that Trump had been briefed on the shooting. She also said he'd spoken to leaders of Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.
Greene later called on both Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to "speak out against the war in Iran."
"People are paying attention, very close attention. Silence won’t cut it. You were both on record repeatedly, publicly, and loudly against going to war with Iran. Our friend, Charlie Kirk was adamantly against war with Iran," she wrote on X. "You cannot be silent. Americans are dying."
In 2019, Gabbard ran in the Democratic presidential primary and included in her messaging warnings against going to war with Iran, among other nations. Her campaign sold “No War in Iran” t-shirts, and she on multiple occasions called for the U.S. to avoid going to war.
open image in galleryThree people are dead and 14 others hospitalized following a mass shooting early on Sunday morning (Getty Images)
open image in galleryAn Austin police officer blocks off an intersection with caution tape near Buford's bar (Getty Images)Vance, in 2023, made a post expressing regret for supporting the war in Iraq, in which he had served, and said he hoped that the U.S. had learned its lesson about entangling itself in unncessary wars.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said on Sunday that the suspect drove a large SUV around the block in Austin before lowering a window and firing a handgun. The suspect then parked the vehicle, exited, and continued shooting with a pistol and then later a rifle.
Responding officers fired on the shooter and killed him.
FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Alex Doran said during a press conference that it is "still way too early in the process to determine an exact motive," but noted that there were "indicators that on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism."
Greene added that both Vance and Gabbard know that they did not sign on with Trump to fight regime change wars.
open image in galleryFormer Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has called on Americans to arm themselves in the wake of a Texas mass that federal investigators believe may be linked to terrorism (Getty Images)"You both know this is not what we campaigned for and this is 100% what we said would not happen. We said, I said, you said: NO MORE FOREIGN WARS AND NO MORE REGIME CHANGE," she wrote. "All we wanted was America FIRST. This is not it."
Neither Vance nor Gabbard have commented publicly since the attack on Iran.
On Thursday, Vance assured The Washington Post that even if Trump attacked Iran, it would not result in a drawn-out war like the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
“The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen," he said.