Travis Co. officials conducting fatality review of NW Austin triple homicide
Travis County performing fatality review in NW Austin triple homicide
In the coming weeks, Travis County will look at what, if anything, could have stopped Sunday's triple homicide in Northwest Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas - Travis County is conducting a fatality review of the April 18 triple homicide in Northwest Austin. Meaning county officials are examining, what, if anything, could have been done to prevent the violence.
"Is there something we could have done that we didn’t see," explained retired Travis County Court 4 Judge Mike Denton.
Austin police say Amanda Broderick, 35, her 17-year-old daughter Alyssa Broderick and Alyssa Broderick’s boyfriend 18-year-old Willie Simmons III were killed by former Travis County Sheriff’s Office Detective Stephen Broderick. Stephen Broderick was Amanda Broderick’s estranged husband and Alyssa Broderick’s adoptive father.