Texas mass shooting: Dead gunman had lived, married and was arrested in New York years before unleashing violence in Austin | amNewYork

"The dead man behind a horrific Texas mass shooting over the weekend didn't just have ties to New York; he had carved out a life for himself in the Big Apple, sources familiar with the investigation said. The FBI is now investigating whether the suspected shooter, Ndiaga Diagne, had ties to Iran and if the attack was an act of terrorism."

"According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Diagne had immigrated to the United States in 2000 on a tourist visa from Senegal. Law enforcement sources report that he was arrested one year later in Times Square on June 29, 2001, along 45th Street and Broadway for illegal vending; he was caught selling sunglasses without a license."

"In 2006, he received a green card and became a permanent resident. He was only hitched for three years before, in 2008, he initiated a divorce against his wife. In March 2012, Diagne married again in Manhattan."

Ndiaga Diagne, the suspected shooter in an Austin, Texas mass shooting on March 1 that killed two and wounded 14, had previously established a life in New York, particularly in the Bronx. Diagne immigrated from Senegal in 2000 on a tourist visa and was arrested in Times Square in 2001 for illegal vending. He obtained a green card in 2006 and married twice in New York before the shooting. He was killed by Austin Police during the rampage. The FBI is investigating whether Diagne had ties to Iran and whether the attack constituted an act of terrorism.

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