India, March 1 -- The suspect who opened fire in a packed Austin bar was possibly motivated by the US attacks on Iran, The New York Post reported on Sunday, citing sources. At least 14 people were wounded in the attack, and two died. The FBI is reportedly looking at the incident at Buford's on 6th Street as a terrorist act.

The shooting came hours after the US and Israel announced that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had died in strikes in Tehran.

The suspect, who has not been identified yet, drove past the bar several times before stopping and shooting a pistol out the window of his SUV at people on a patio and in front of the bar, said Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. He parked his vehicle, took out the rifle and shot people walking...