ScreenshotTesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed disturbing new details about the man responsible for the deadly March mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, alleging that the gunman had previously been fired from Tesla after violently assaulting a female employee who accidentally stepped on his prayer rug.The gunman, identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a Senegal-born naturalized American citizen, opened fire outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on March 1, 2026, killing three people and injuring 15 others before being fatally shot by responding police officers.Now, Musk is speaking publicly about an alleged workplace incident that occurred just three months before the deadly rampage.During an October 20 interview with biographer Walter Isaacson on The Builders, Musk described how Diagne allegedly attacked a female coworker inside Tesla’s Austin manufacturing facility in December 2025.According to Musk, the woman inadvertently stepped onto Diagne’s prayer rug while he was praying in the factory.Rather than simply addressing the accident, Diagne allegedly responded with physical violence.Musk said:“We had someone who was working at the Tesla factory in Austin until December of last year. He was fired because he assaulted a woman who stepped on his prayer rug in the factory.”Musk continued:“She accidentally stepped on his prayer rug and he assaulted her. Violently assaulted her.”The billionaire entrepreneur said Tesla terminated Diagne’s employment following the incident.Then came the horrifying events of March 1.Musk explained that, months after the alleged assault, the former employee opened fire outside a crowded downtown Austin bar, killing three people.He concluded with a pointed question about immigration and public safety:“Now, I think we shouldn’t let people like that into the country. Do you?”WATCH:Elon Musk: A Tesla employee was fired for violently assaulting a woman who stepped on his prayer rug. Months later he murdered three students in Austin.This is not religion. It is a political ideology that places its rules above your rights and answers “insults” with violence. It is incompatible with democracy and freedom. Import the ideology, import the violence.— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) October 20, 2026Tesla Faces Lawsuit Over Earlier AssaultMusk’s account is consistent with significant details of a lawsuit filed in March by Lillian Mendoza Brady, a 65-year-old Tesla employee who claims Diagne violently assaulted her during a company-authorized prayer break on December 4, 2025.According to CBS News, Brady’s attorney, Robert Hilliard, said Diagne grabbed the woman and threw her to the ground while praying in a common area at Tesla’s facility.The lawsuit accuses Tesla of negligence, alleging the company knew or should have known about Diagne’s aggressive tendencies and failed to provide adequate protection for employees.Brady is seeking more than $1 million in damages.Her attorney said she did not learn the identity of her alleged attacker until she recognized Diagne’s photograph in news coverage of the Austin massacre.The Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it had investigated the assault allegation but closed the case following Diagne’s death.Musk’s statement that Diagne was fired for the incident adds a significant detail to the public record. The lawsuit and contemporary reports document the alleged assault, but the precise circumstances of Diagne’s termination have not been independently established.Three Innocent Lives Lost in Downtown AustinOn March 1, Diagne drove into Austin’s entertainment district and opened fire on people gathered outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden.Authorities identified the three victims as:Savitha Shan, 21, a University of Texas student.Ryder Harrington, 19, a Texas Tech University student.Jorge Pederson, 30, the third victim who died from his injuries.Although Musk referred to all three victims as students, publicly available reporting identifies two as college students.Diagne was reportedly wearing clothing displaying religious and Iranian imagery, including the words “Property of Allah.”The FBI initially investigated the possibility of a terrorism-related motive.However, in its May 7 investigative update, the FBI concluded that Diagne acted alone and found no evidence of outside direction or radicalization. Investigators identified escalating violent behavior and personal grievances involving U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran as contributing factors.In a March 1 report, Jordan Conradson identified Diagne as the Senegal-born gunman and detailed the religious and Iranian symbols found in connection with the attack.Days later, Cristina Laila reported on the release of police body-camera footage documenting the terrifying moments officers confronted the gunman.The Gateway Pundit also reported on Republican Congressman Brandon Gill’s call for a moratorium on immigration from Islamic countries following the shooting.The post Elon Musk Reveals Austin Mass Shooter Was Fired by Tesla After Allegedly Assaulting 65-Year-Old Woman During Prayer Break — Months Later, He Murdered Three Innocent People in Texas appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.