Gunmen remained at large Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, and Kenosha County, Wis., After each killed three people in what police described as targeted incidents.
In Kenosha County, three people were killed and two injured in a bar confrontation. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said authorities were still looking for a suspect. “We don’t believe this was an arbitrary act,” said Mr. Beth. “We think our suspect knew who he was aiming for.”
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers tweeted that Sunday his “heart breaks” for the people of Kenosha, the same area where a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times on August 23, paralyzing him and sparking weeks of protest and violent unrest. Mr. Evers tweeted that he and his wife “think of the affected families and loved ones and the entire Kenosha community. as they mourn and struggle with yet another tragic incident of gun violence. “
The Austin shooting took place in an apartment complex on the northwest side of the city, police said on social media. Police said the murders were an isolated situation of domestic violence and that there was no risk to the general public. Police shut down part of Highway 360 and advised residents to take shelter in their place while they searched nearby areas in search of the suspect.
Paramedics responded to the shooting just before noon, which killed two women and a man, authorities said. Austin interim police chief Joseph Chacon identified the suspect as Stephen Nicholas Broderick, aged 41, and said preliminary information indicated he is a former law enforcement officer. Mr. Broderick’s name and age matched a former Travis County Sheriff’s Office detective who was arrested last year and charged with sexually assaulting a child. Mr. Chacon urged Austin residents to look for friends living in the area.