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Texas Observer
Michelle Pitcher

Domestic Abusers Under Protective Orders Often Get to Keep Their Guns

Editor’s Note: For more on domestic violence, see Michelle Pitcher’s recent report on domestic violence murders in Texas.

That Sunday, Sherita Lynch heard the gunshots from her car. A human services practitioner with Advocate for All, Lynch was on her way to meet with Stephen Broderick for a supervised custody visit with his son Cayden, about to be dropped off by Stephen’s ex-wife Amanda. Lynch was only seconds from the meeting spot on Austin’s heavily trafficked Great Hills Trail road when she heard what sounded like a crash, followed by a series of quick pops, according to a police report. 

She pulled into the designated meeting spot, a parking lot, and encountered a crime scene. 

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