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Title: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: mystery-ak on April 18, 2021, 05:50:55 pm


by: Russell Falcon   
Posted: Apr 18, 2021 / 12:04 PM CDT   / Updated: Apr 18, 2021 / 12:47 PM CDT   

Traffic is closed at the intersection of Rain Creek Parkway after an active shooter incident April 18, 2021 (KXAN/Josh Hinkle)


AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are reporting to the scene of a reported active shooter incident in the 9600 block of Great Hills Trail in the Arboretum area in northwest Austin.

According to Austin-Travis County EMS, three people were pronounced dead at the scene, which took place at the intersection of Great Hills Trail and Rain Creek Parkway. ATCEMS says the incident was reported at 11:42 a.m. Sunday.

Residents should avoid the area. Those in the vicinity are being asked to shelter in place. The shooting took place at an apartment complex in the area, according to Austin Police Department.


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https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/active-shooter-reported-at-arboretum-in-northwest-austin-3-reportedly-injured/
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: mystery-ak on April 18, 2021, 05:51:45 pm
(https://www.kxan.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2021/04/great-hills-trail-shooting-1.jpg?w=876&h=493&crop=1)
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: Wingnut on April 18, 2021, 05:53:28 pm
Demacrit controlled city. 
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: DCPatriot on April 18, 2021, 05:55:16 pm
Seriously... does mandated mask-wearing and the lack of human contact as a result of complying add to the necessary social triggers that make these shootings happen more frequently?

 :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on April 18, 2021, 05:57:42 pm
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200912225656-austin-police-defunded-billboard-exlarge-169.jpg)
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: Wingnut on April 18, 2021, 05:58:56 pm
Quote from: DCPatriot on April 18, 2021, 05:55:16 pm
Seriously... does mandated mask-wearing and the lack of human contact as a result of complying add to the necessary social triggers that make these shootings happen more frequently?

 :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

I think so.  Forced lockdown's and isolation = idle hands are the devil's workshop.
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on April 18, 2021, 05:59:45 pm
Quote from: DCPatriot on April 18, 2021, 05:55:16 pm
Seriously... does mandated mask-wearing and the lack of human contact as a result of complying add to the necessary social triggers that make these shootings happen more frequently?

 :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:
You bet.  The mask acts as a way to hide one's identity, making perps feel they can get away with it.

And I hope the perp is one of the three killed for all our sakes.
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: dfwgator on April 18, 2021, 06:24:24 pm
Local story.
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: Ghost Bear on April 18, 2021, 10:22:40 pm
The link above has updated the story. Taken from the middle of the updated story:

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According to Austin-Travis County EMS, three adults (two women and one man) were pronounced dead at the scene, which took place at the Arboretum Oaks Apartments, located at 9617 Great Hills Trail. ATCEMS says the incident was reported at 11:42 a.m. Sunday.

Police have tentatively named 41-year-old Stephen Nicholas Broderick as the suspect and they’re considering him armed and dangerous. Broderick, a Black male, is said to be wearing a gray hoodie and a baseball cap.

According to the Texas Rangers and Travis County court records, Broderick is a former Travis County Sheriff’s detective and was charged with sexual assault of a child in June 2020.

Link -> https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/active-shooter-reported-at-arboretum-in-northwest-austin-3-reportedly-injured/
Title: Re: Active shooter reported in Arboretum area in NW Austin, 3 killed
Post by: PeteS in CA on April 18, 2021, 10:57:42 pm
From what I've read elsewhere, the guy's life has pretty much fallen apart as a result of the sexual assault charge. My semi-wild guess is that the people killed were in some way connected to that case.