The former deputy mayor sought to shoot

Austin, Texas – Federal and local authorities are searching Sunday evening for a former deputy mayor who is suspected of shooting three people in what officials describe as a domestic violence incident. Authorities said the shooting was reported shortly before noon in an apartment complex, and police cars. Tactical units and SWAT teams crowded the parking lot of a nearby shopping complex. Austin Interim Police Chief Joe Chacon said authorities have removed the shelter from his location near the housing complex, but the suspect remains at large. “This is clearly a tragedy.” Interim Police Chief Joe Chacon said, “We have people who lost their lives here.” “We will do our best … to put this person in custody.” Chacon said the shooting appeared to have arisen from a local conflict. However, it was Stephen Nicholas Broderick and indicated that he might be armed and dangerous. Initial information indicated that Broderick knew the victims, two women and a man, and that the shooting was targeted. Chacon said there was a child involved, but he was safe in police custody. Records show that Broderick , A former investigator in the Travis County sheriff’s office facing sexual assault charges of a child Broderick was in jail in June and spent 16 days behind bars before paying bail, which was set at $ 50,000, and Broderick, a property crime investigator, resigned after his arrest, According to a Travis County Police spokeswoman, Christine Dark. Public records show that Broderick’s wife applied for a protective order and divorced him shortly after his arrest. Chacon described Broderick as 5 feet 7 inches tall with an average build. Broderick was last seen wearing a said Chacon The blazer is gray color N., sunglasses and a baseball cap. Austin Mayor Steve Adler said the shooting occurred in the Arboretum Oaks Apartments, which management described on the website as a “luxury apartment complex.” Helicopters circled over the scene. Onlookers and journalists gathered but were kept several blocks away from the scene. Austin Travis County EMS, which responded to the shooting, described an “active shooting / attack incident”. EMS said on Twitter that there were no further reports of injuries, and Chacon later said the shooting was no longer considered a case of active fire. Josh Katzowitz, who was shopping at nearby Trader Joe’s, said police and ambulances came “flocking” into the area as he was leaving. He did not hear any gunfire. “The policemen came out with their rifles,” he said. Some had pistols, others had rifles, and they had bulletproof vests. Suddenly there were ambulances, sirens, and police cars. There were cops coming from everywhere. ”The rampage was the latest of several shooting attacks across the country, including one earlier Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that left three people dead. The mass killings claimed four lives. Two or more Americans every week for the past six weeks, killing dozens and wounding many in their wake, and President Joe Biden’s calls for tightening arms controls to combat massacre have not garnered much support in Texas. The shooting comes two days after the House of Representatives approved it in Texas and sending it to the Senate on a bill permitting anyone who is at least 21 years old to carry a handgun without a permit. The last reading is Friday, and the piece of legislation is sent to the Texas Senate. Reported by Bacon of Arlington, Virginia. Contribution: Elinor Asbegreen, USA American Today; John C. Moritz, USA Today Network, Austin office; The Associated Press