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Here's what it looked like after a gunman opened fire inside a Texas bar over the weekend, killing three and injuring more than a dozen people ... some folks are hiding and some don't seem fazed.

TMZ obtained video from the aftermath of Saturday night's mass shooting at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden on Austin's West 6th Street ... and you see bar patrons cowering in fear, and hiding behind tables and columns.

At least a couple dudes were more interested in taking photos of themselves amid all the death and destruction than actually looking out for their safety ... you can see them boldly taking each other's photos in the middle of the room.

Some people in D.C. don't seem to be taking the Iran strikes seriously -- or treating them as classified -- because attorney Mark Geragos saw Washington power players boasting about the attack immediately after President Trump got the go-ahead.

As we reported ... Mark was at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab getting something to eat and preparing to do the "2 Angry Men" podcast with Harvey Levin when, just before 3:45 PM ET he heard a table boasting about U.S.'s imminent plan to bomb Iran.

But get this ... Sec. of War Pete Hegseth and the Joint Chiefs gave Trump the greenlight for Operation Epic Fury at 3:38 PM ET.

So, who were these guys who had this super sensitive information within 7 minutes of it happening? Mark told Charles Latibeaudiere he doesn't know, but they were pretty cavalier.

The wife of an active military member currently deployed in the Middle East is sounding the alarm ... saying the Trump administration’s strikes on Iran feel like a dangerous distraction

Kendall Brown joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday, saying more American service members are speaking out than ever before -- with many echoing the same thought this has less to do with protecting Americans and more to do with deflecting from issues in the United States.

Catch the whole clip -- 'cause Kendall talks in-depth about how her husband is deeply unhappy with the situation, and she’s terrified he could end up paying the ultimate price for politics. As you know, the administration launched attacks on Iran Saturday with Israel's assistance.

While Jeffrey Epstein's island and jet have been a point of fascination for years, his New Mexico mansion has gotten less scrutiny, until now ... state officials have renewed interest in the ranch, which is rumored to have dead bodies buried on site.

According to The New York Times, Epstein purchased the sprawling 30,000-square-foot estate -- known as the Zorro Ranch -- in 1993 from the family of former NM Governor Bruce King. Epstein was reportedly drawn to "The Land of Enchantment," as the state is called, due to its obscurity and the lenient sex offender registry laws.

In 2019, the year Epstein died, an anonymous tip from someone who claimed to have worked at the ranch alleged that Epstein ordered the dead bodies of 2 abused girls to be buried in the hills outside the ranch, NYT reports.

Spencer Pratt is Karen Bass’ biggest threat in the race for Los Angeles mayor ... at least according to the Bass campaign’s own internal pollster.

An email sent Thursday by Bass campaign advisor Douglas Herman to “Interested Parties” -- including endorsers and supporters -- states that the campaign’s internal pollster, Binder Research, currently shows Pratt in position to make the November runoff.

The letter -- obtained by TMZ -- also takes direct aim at Nithya Raman, the L.A. City Councilmember and progressive who entered the race late and is widely viewed as a key challenger.

Paramedics rushing to the mass shooting in Austin, Texas early Sunday got blocked by a Waymo vehicle ... preventing EMS from rapidly responding to the crime scene to provide aid, according to a new report.

Austin's KXAN-TV reports ... Matthew Turnage ordered a Waymo using his Uber app around 2 AM after he left a club near Buford's Backyard Beer ... where 2 people had just been shot to death and 14 others injured. 

As the Waymo was trying to pick up Turnage and his friends, the self-driving taxi reportedly stopped in the middle of the street, blocking an ambulance and emergency service personnel from getting to Buford's quickly to help the victims.

The Texas mass shooter who killed 2 people and injured 14 others had potential ties to terrorism ... as new footage has emerged showing the horrific aftermath of the attack, according to media reports.

Ndiaga Diagne -- a 53-year-old American citizen born in Senegal -- went on an early Sunday morning shooting rampage at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, TX ... leaving a trail of dead and wounded in his wake, police said.

Video surfaced online capturing the chaotic scene after the shooting, with paramedics giving CPR to victims on the ground.

1:11 PM PT -- The NYPD tells TMZ ... cops responded to the 911 call just after 5 PM on Thursday -- and found King unconscious. He was unresponsive, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is looking into his cause of death.

Eugene Thomas King Jr. -- the convicted bank robber who held a gun to Paula Deen's temple in 1987 -- has been found dead in New York City ... TMZ has learned.

Family sources tell TMZ ... King was found dead Thursday inside his Brooklyn apartment. It's currently unclear what caused his death.

We've reached out to the NYPD, FDNY and the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner for more.

Jeffrey Epstein seemingly used doctors to exercise control over women ... even withholding the money for a woman's acne treatment in one instance.

The New York Times released an exposé which focused on communications between Epstein and doctors -- released by the Department of Justice last month -- which appear to show the convicted pedophile controlling the medical care women in his life were receiving.

Epstein did this in several ways, NYT explains ... from communicating with doctors who gave him final say in decisions he had no right to make to refusing to give over money for treatments.

It's been just over a month since Alex Pretti was shot and killed during a chaotic immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis ... and on what would have been his 38th birthday, his mom is pouring her heart out online.

Pretti's mom shared a touching Instagram tribute Sunday, posting a smiling photo of her son standing in front of a rocky desert landscape. Over the image, she wrote about the pain of losing him, saying when you lose a child, you lose more than just a child ... you lose a piece of your heart and part of your future.

She added his laughter, smile and love will remain with her forever, calling him her "precious boy" who will never fade from her soul.

A routine weekend on Austin's West 6th Street turned into a nightmare early Sunday when gunfire erupted, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured.

Buford's Backyard Beer Garden was packed near closing time with hundreds of people out for drinks and dancing when a male suspect opened fire just before 2 AM in the entertainment district near the University of Texas. 

Witnesses described an explosion of panic as shots rang out, sending crowds sprinting for cover. Emergency crews flooded the scene within a minute of the first 911 calls. 

The people of Iran are so happy Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday by a U.S.-Israeli military strike, they're celebrating in the streets around the country.

In a video on social media, scores of Iranians are seen partying in the streets following an overnight airstrike Saturday that killed Khamenei at his compound in downtown Tehran.

Check out the clip ... which shows Iranians dancing, cheering, playing music, honking horns and flashing peace signs in the cities of Karaj, Fuladshahr and Borazjan.

Britney Spears' Iranian American ex-husband Sam Asghari is applauding America for joining forces with Israel and striking Iran Saturday ... even saying he's glad the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead.

The actor and model didn't hold back to photographers as he reflected on the massive military mission launched Saturday ... saying his home country's government being wiping out is "justified."

And he doesn't hesitate to applaud Khamenei's death specifically, saying it was "deserved" and that he deserved a larger punishment than death alone.

Ivanka Trump was snapped walking her children to a synagogue Saturday ... hours after her father launched a devastating attack on Iran with Israel.

Dressed in all black, Ivanka made her first public appearance in months ... joining her family for a synagogue service in Miami, Florida.

In the pics, you can see Ivanka leading her 2 sons, who follow behind on scooters. She keeps a low profile in black shades and a large sunhat with a matching black ribbon around it.

A group at a Washington D.C. restaurant was talking openly in the bar area Friday afternoon about a national secret that was about to literally explode hours later -- the bombing of Iran.

Attorney Mark Geragos was at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at around 3:00 PM ET, getting something to eat and preparing to do the "2 Angry Men" podcast with Harvey Levin ... from his seat in the bar area.

Just before 3:45, Mark overheard people at the next table in the bar area talking about Iran. There were 4 men sitting at a high-top table, and 2 women were standing next to the table. The men were dressed in business attire ... sports coats and collared shirts. Mark says one of the men said in a voice loud enough for him to clearly hear ... the U.S. was going to bomb Iran "today."

Mark's not sure who these guys were, but Joe's is .2 of a mile from The White House.

1:52 PM PT -- President Donald Trump has announced that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in a scathing post on Truth Social.

In his post, he called Khamenei "One of the most evil people in History, adding ... "This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS."

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly died after the United States and Israel joined forces to launch several strikes on the Middle Eastern country Saturday.

Senior Israeli official Behnam Ben Taleblu told Fox News Digital the supreme leader has been killed, while criticizing his leadership. Taleblu said ... "Khamenei’s worldview was shaped by his militant anti-Americanism and antisemitism, which first manifested itself in his protests against the Shah of Iran."

CNN and AP are also reporting his death, citing Israeli sources. He was reportedly killed at his compound in Tehran.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump told NBC News ... "We feel that that is a correct story" in regard to the reports. He added that "most" of Iran's senior leadership is "gone."