Former deputy sought in fatal shooting of 3 people is captured

A manhunt for a former Texas sheriff ’s deputy suspected in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin ended Monday when he was arrested without incident about 20 miles from the scene of the weekend attack, authorities said.

Prosecutors said they would pursue capital murder charges against Stephen Broderick, 41, who was being held without bail at the Travis County jail.

A school district near Austin said the victims in Sunday’s shooting included a high school football team captain and another student who was enrolled in an early college program before leaving last fall. Police have said Broderick knew the victims but have not said how, and they have not offered a possible motive.

Officers found Broderick, 41, along a rural road shortly after sunrise in Manor, an Austin suburb, Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps said.

Broderick had been previously arrested on charges related to sexual assault against a child, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said. Court records show that protective orders had previously been filed against him.