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Ex-cop Stephen Broderick arrested in killings of wife, daughter, boyfriend
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.
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.
Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon described Sunday's shooting as "domestic violence". Chacon said the shootings were not random, that Broderick knew the victims, two women and a man.
The Elgin school district on Monday identified two victims as Alyssa Broderick, a student in the district from 2009 to October 2020, and Willie Simmons, a senior at Elgin High School. Both were described as bright and athletic; Simmons had committed to play football at the University of North Texas next year.
Broderick faced charges of sexual assault before the shooting. Records show he spent more than two weeks behind bars before posting bail in June. Court and public records show that Broderick's wife filed for divorce and for a protective order after her husband's arrest in the assault case.
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.
