Three people have died following a shooting over what appears to be a domestic incident in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, said officials, while police said a suspect is still at large.
Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon later identified 41-year-old Stephen Nicholas Broderick, a black male, as the suspect in the case. Broderick, who is at large, is described as having a medium build and 5 foot, 7 inches.
“Obviously this is a tragedy. We have people who have lost their lives here,” Chacon said in a news conference. “We’ll do our best … to get this person in custody … and hopefully with no more loss of life.”
Police said the shooting was reported around noon at an apartment complex near the Great Hills Plaza and The Arboretum shopping area in northwestern Austin.
Authorities had called on people in the area to shelter in place.
The identities of the victims were not disclosed. Authorities have said that they were all known to the suspect.
“So at this point, we do not think that this individual is out targeting random people to shoot them,” they said. “That does not mean he is not dangerous. He still, he is still at large. We do think that he is armed and he is very much dangerous.”
No other casualties “have been reported or located at this time,” Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services also wrote.