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| A former deputy sheriff has been arrested over a triple shooting in Austin, Texas at the weekend, a local police chief has said. Officers had launched a manhunt for the suspected shooter, following Sunday’s killings. | A former deputy sheriff has been arrested over a triple shooting in Austin, Texas at the weekend, a local police chief has said. Officers had launched a manhunt for the suspected shooter, following Sunday’s killings. |
| Stephen Broderick, 41, was carrying a pistol as he was detained on a rural road in the Austin suburb of Manor early on Monday morning, Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps said. | Stephen Broderick, 41, was carrying a pistol as he was detained on a rural road in the Austin suburb of Manor early on Monday morning, Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps said. |
| Officers had received two phone calls about a possible sighting of Broderick, who has now been taken to Travis County jail. | Officers had received two phone calls about a possible sighting of Broderick, who has now been taken to Travis County jail. |
| Three people were confirmed dead in a shooting in the Arboretum area of northwest Austin on Sunday. | Three people were confirmed dead in a shooting in the Arboretum area of northwest Austin on Sunday. |
| The Austin Police Department issued a “shelter in place” order to the public over the shootings, which it lifted later on Sunday, after it became unclear if Broderick was still in the city. | The Austin Police Department issued a “shelter in place” order to the public over the shootings, which it lifted later on Sunday, after it became unclear if Broderick was still in the city. |
| The FBI were called in, amid reports of an active shooter, while air support, canine, and SWAT teams were also mobilized. | The FBI were called in, amid reports of an active shooter, while air support, canine, and SWAT teams were also mobilized. |
| Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon told reporters on Sunday that the three victims were “known” to Broderick and it appeared to be a “domestic incident.” | Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon told reporters on Sunday that the three victims were “known” to Broderick and it appeared to be a “domestic incident.” |
| Broderick, a former deputy at the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested for the sexual assault of a child in June and released on a $50,000 bond later that month, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office said. | Broderick, a former deputy at the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested for the sexual assault of a child in June and released on a $50,000 bond later that month, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office said. |
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