Ex-Austin Cop Wanted in Shooting Identified as Fugitive Child-Sex Offender

Officials in Austin, Texas, report a former Travis County Sheriff’s Office detective allegedly killed two men and a woman Sunday afternoon. The suspect, who is wanted for the alleged sexual abuse of a child is at large and police are engaged in a manhunt.

UPDATE: Austin Police Department officials identified the alleged shooter as 41-year-old Stephen Nicholas Broderick, a former Travis County (Austin) Sheriff’s Office detective, KXAN reported. Broderick is reported to be a fugitive who is wanted on a June 2020 charge of sexual assault of a child. He bonded out shortly after his arrest and resigned from the department.

Broderick is described by police as a black male who is 5’7″ tall and of average build. 

Two women and one man are reportedly dead following the Sunday afternoon shooting. They were pronounced dead at the scene. 

Austin-Travis County EMS officials tweeted that three people died in a shooting incident in the city’s Arboretum area. The EMS dispatchers sent 15 assets to the scene.

Multiple #ATCEMS, @AustinFireInfo & @Austin_Police assets responding/on-scene of a declared Active Attack/Shooter incident in the 9600 blk of Great Hills Trl (11:42); #ATCEMSMedics advising 3 patients with GSW injuries all three with CPR in progress. Avoid the area. MTF…

— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 18, 2021

EMS officials initially reported receiving three patients with gunshot wounds. Emergency responders performed CPR on all three who were later pronounced deceased.

UPDATE: Active Attack incident in the 9600 blk of Great Hills Trl; To this point #ATCEMSMedics have obtained Deceased On Scene pronouncements of 3 adult patients. This is still an active scene, please continue to avoid the area. More to Follow…

— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 18, 2021

Austin Police Department officials tweeted they are working an active shooter situation near Great Hills Trail and Rain Creek Parkway on the city’s northwest Arboretum area. They said the situation is still active and the suspect is on the run. Police advise local residents in the area to remain indoors and report suspicious activity.

At this time the Great Hills Trail scene is still active. We are still asking residents to shelter in place and report suspicious activity. While a suspect is still at large it appears this is a domestic situation that is isolated and there is no risk to the general public. -PIO8

— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) April 18, 2021

Police are calling the incident appears to be a domestic situation that is isolated and not a danger to the general public.