Austin Shooting Suspect Caught; Two Victims Identified

AUSTIN, TX – Two high school students were killed during a domestic violence shooting Sunday night in Austin.  A third victim has not been identified.

According to the Austin Police Department, on Apr. 18, officers with the Austin Police Department were dispatched to the Great Hills Trail and Rain Creek Parkway at the Arboretum Oaks Apartments for the report of a shooting. 

When the officers arrived they discovered three victims that had been shot and killed. 

The suspect, Stephen Broderick, 41, was nowhere to be found but after hours of searching they found him walking with a pistol Old Kimbro Road near U.S. 290 just outside Manor. He was arrested without incident. 

Two of the three suspects have been identified as Alyssa Broderick and Willie Simmons III. Both of the individuals were high school students at the Elgin school district. 

Broderick is a former detective for the Travis County Sheriff's Office. He was put on administrative leave without pay in June 2020 after he was accused of raping a child that was a family member. He was let out on bond on June 22 and was forced to wear ankle monitor. After five months the ankle monitor was removed. 

Now Broderick faces three counts of murder.