Austin bar shooting leaves three dead, including suspect, and 14 wounded

Officers confronted a male gunman pointing a weapon at them, they returned fire and killed the suspectSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe FBI’s joint terrorism taskforce has been called in to help investigate a deadly mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, on Sunday morning in which a gunman opened fire in front of a bar popular with university students, killing two people and injuring 14 others before being fatally shot by police.The city’s police chief described the violence as a “tragic, tragic incident”, with the first calls about it being made to emergency services from Buford’s bar in West Sixth Street at 1.59am. Police responded within 57 seconds, according to officials.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading…