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order of protection after his arrest, according to court records reviewed by the outlet.
He resigned from his job as a detective with the sheriff’s office after his release according to
Interim Austin Police Chief
Joseph Chacon did not identify the three victims in Sunday’s shootings but described them as two Hispanic women and a black man. All three victims were known to the suspect. A child was also understood to be present during the shootings – with the child now under police protection.
Chacon said cops were called to the scene at 11:42 a.m in a
Authorities arrest a former sheriff’s detective wanted in Austin, Texas, shooting that left 3 dead
Authorities say they arrested a former sheriff’s office detective suspected of killing three people in a shooting in Austin, Texas.
Stephen Broderick, 41, was arrested just after 7 a.m. CT (8 a.m. ET), according to Manor, Texas, Police Chief Ryan Phipps.
“He was walking down the side of 12300 Old Kimbro Road, which is not far off from US 290. Two callers called in a suspicious person meeting the description of Mr. Broderick. Our officers went out there and conducted a high risk stop on him,” Phipps told CNN.
Former sheriff s deputy Stephen Nicholas Broderick arrested in fatal shootings of 3 in Austin Ryan Autullo, Tony Plohetski and John Bacon, USA TODAY
AUSTIN – The former sheriff s deputy suspected of killing three people in a shooting rampage near an apartment complex in Northwest Austin was taken into custody Monday without incident, police said.
Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41, was arrested along a rural highway in nearby Manor. Police said authorities received two 911 calls around 7:30 a.m. about a man walking along the road. Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps said Broderick had a pistol in his waistband. Manor police released video of the arrest.
Former deputy arrested near Austin in connection with 3 fatal shootings
Jim Vertuno/AP
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal shooting, Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Several people were fatally shot in Austin on Sunday and no suspects are in custody, emergency responders said. Police said on Twitter that they were on the scene of an active shooting and asked nearby residents to shelter in place and avoid the area. (AP Photo/Jim Vertuno)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
Posted at 4:41 AM, Apr 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-19 10:58:09-04
AUSTIN, Texas â Police in Texas say theyâve arrested a former sheriffâs deputy wanted in the shooting deaths of three people.
USA TODAY
AUSTIN, Texas – The vast, tense manhunt across the state for a former sheriff s deputy suspected of killing three people in a shooting rampage ended Monday on a quiet rural road a few miles from the scene of the carnage.
The deadly shooting spree Sunday was the latest of several across the nation, including one hours earlier in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that left three people dead.
Mass killings have claimed four or more American lives every week for the past six weeks, leaving communities overcome with shock and grief.
Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41, was arrested in nearby Manor after authorities received two 911 calls around 7:30 a.m. about a man walking along the road. Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps, who released a video of the arrest, said Broderick had a pistol in his waistband when apprehended but offered no resistance.