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Hunt For Fugitive Cop Who Killed 3 After Sex Assault
Hunt For Fugitive Cop Who Killed 3 After Being Fired Over Sex Assault
BBC News •19 Apr 2021
COPS are hunting for a former sheriff's detective who is suspected of fatally shooting three people in Austin after he was fired for an alleged child sex assault.
Police have named the "armed and dangerous" suspect as Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41, on Sunday, as SWAT teams and helicopters searched for him after the triple shooting at an apartment complex in the Arboretum area.
Locals were initially warned to stay at home due to fears the shooter could take a hostage, despite police describing the incident as a "domestic situation."
The three victims – who have yet to be identified – were two women and a man known to Broderick, according to local media outlets.
As of Sunday night, Austin Police Department Chief Joseph Chacon said those in the area no longer had to shelter in place, the Associated Press reported.
He advised people to "remain vigilant," however, and confirmed that the hunt for the Broderick has become a "fugitive search."
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