Staff Reporter: Three people have been killed in another shooting in Texas, USA. The shooting happened in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, local time. Law enforcement has not been able to arrest anyone yet. All roads in the Great Hills Tail and Rain Creek Parkway areas of Austin were closed shortly after the incident.
Austin police did not release the names of the victims, who they said were two Hispanic females and a Black male. They said on Twitter that the incident appeared to be “a domestic situation that is isolated and there is no risk to the general public.”
“We are still asking residents to shelter in place and report suspicious activity,” police said.
A 911 call was made at 11:42 a.m. local time. Police arrived at the Arboretum Oaks Apartments about 4 minutes later, officials said.
At a news conference, Police Chief Joseph Chacon named Stephen Broderick, 41, as a tentative suspect and said officials decided to release Broderick’s name because he was not in custody and he was considered armed and dangerous. Broderick was described as a 5-foot-7 Black man wearing a gray hoodie, sunglasses and a baseball cap.
“This is still an ongoing and active investigation, and we do not have this individual in custody yet. We would ask if you have your neighbor’s phone numbers, call or text them check on them and make sure that they’re OK. We are concerned that he might possibly take a hostage and be himself sheltered somewhere waiting for us to leave. And most importantly, if you see something or you have information regarding this incident, call 911,” Chacon said.
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services first tweeted about the shooting, in the 9600 block of Great Hills Trail in Northwest Austin, at about noon, saying that the three victims suffered gunshot wounds and that CPR was being performed. Officials tweeted later that the three victims had died.
No other patients “have been reported or located at this time,” the agency said.
On April 5, police recovered the bodies of six members of a Bangladeshi family from an apartment in Dallas, Texas. Two brothers committed suicide after a Bangladeshi immigrant killed four members of the family.
Fighting is raging in the United States over random shootings. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order controlling firearms. In the meanwhile, incidents of firing are also happening.
Last Thursday, eight people were killed in a random shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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