Texas Domestic Shooting Leaves Three People Dead

Three people were killed amid the domestic shooting in Austin, Texas on Sunday afternoon. Police said the victims were two Hispanic females and a Black male.

However, officials did not release the names of the victims.

Police said in a report that it appeared to be a domestic situation and is isolated, without any risk to the general public, according to an NBC News report.

"We are still asking residents to shelter in place and report suspicious activity," police was quoted in a report.

Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said that the victims were all known to the suspect.

Chacon added that they do not think the suspect is targeting random people to shoot. However, he noted that does not mean he is not dangerous.

The Suspect

Chacon named the suspect Stephen Broderick, 41. He described the suspect as 5 feet 7 inches tall and Black.

The police chief added that Broderick was wearing a gray hoodie, sunglasses, and baseball cap, according to an Associated Press report.

Broderick was reported to be a former deputy with the Travis County sheriff's office based in Austin.

This was not Broderick's first violation of the law.

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said in a statement that the domestic shooting suspect had been previously arrested for a sexual assault of a child last June.

Broderick was then released on a $50,000 bond.

Meanwhile, authorities are not sure what direction the suspect fled and whether he is on foot or in a vehicle.

Aside from the Austin police, the Austin-Travis County EMS, U.S. Marshals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Round Rock police are involved in the case, according to a CBS News report.

Mass Shootings

Last week, one mass shooting that occurred in a FedEx Indianapolis facility left eight people dead.

The said gunman legally purchased the two semi-automatic rifles that he used in the attack.

Police have confiscated the shotgun in his possession months prior to the shooting due to concerns about his mental health, according to The Guardian report.

The 19-year-old suspect killed himself after the mass shooting. He was identified as Brandon Hole and was a former FedEx employee.

Hole was believed to be suicidal and was questioned by the FBI agents last year after his mother reported her son might commit a "suicide by cop."

On Mar. 22, a gunman entered a grocery store and killed 10 people, including the first police officer to respond to the scene.

The gunman was injured and later taken into custody.

On Mar. 16, eight people were killed. Of which six women were Asian descent. It captured the nation's attention put the spotlight on many Asian-Americans, according to The New York Times report.

In the early weeks of April, U.S. President Joe Biden has dubbed the gun violence in America as an "international embarrassment."

He then announced executive actions in the wake of the mass shootings.

Biden said that none of the proposed measures would affect the Second Amendment, according to a UPI report.

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