Authorities have arrested a former sheriff’s office detective for the deaths of two women and one man.
What We Know:
- The Austin Police Department arrested 41-year-old Stephen Broderick on Monday morning in the city of Manor around 7 a.m. in connection to a shooting that took place just 20 hours earlier. Broderick had a pistol on him at the time of his arrest, but no shots were fired. He was taken into custody without incident.
- The shooting occurred last Sunday at around 11:45 a.m. when Stephen was scheduled to meet his ex-wife Amanda Broderick for a visit with his son at the Arboretum Oaks Apartments in northwest Austin. Police are identifying the incident as a domestic violence situation. The motive behind the shooting remains under investigation.
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At the scene, the bodies of 35-year-old Amanda Broderick and two teens from Elgin High School, Alyssa Marie Broderick, his 17-year-old daughter, and Willie Simmons III, 18, were found near two cars that appeared to have been in an accident.
- According to Travis County court records, Stephen Broderick is a former property crimes detective from Travis County Sheriff’s Department who resigned after he was charged with sexual assault of a child on June 6th, 2020. Now, he is being held at the Travis County Jail, where he has been charged with capital murder and a second-degree felony.
If you or someone you know needs help, please call the 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.
