<p class="speakable">The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/austin" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Austin Police Department</a> announced that officials have apprehended a suspect after an off-duty deputy from a nearby agency was shot and killed overnight Sunday. </p><p class="speakable">Officials identified the deputy as a member of the Caldwell County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office, located roughly 45 minutes south of Austin. </p><p>According to the Caldwell County Constable’s Office, the off-duty deputy was working at a north Austin establishment when the shooting happened. Austin police said the shooting took place at Club Rodeo.</p><p>"One of our Deputies, while working an off-duty security position at an Austin establishment, was involved in a shooting," the Caldwell County precinct said in a post on Facebook.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-deputy-heroically-saves-young-boy-held-hostage-takes-down-knife-wielding-brother-single-headshot" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO: DEPUTY HEROICALLY SAVES YOUNG BOY HELD HOSTAGE, TAKES DOWN KNIFE-WIELDING BROTHER WITH SINGLE HEADSHOT</strong></a></p><p>Authorities said a suspect was apprehended later in the afternoon by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from APD Air Support and K-9 units, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.</p><p>Austin police said officers first responded to the scene just after 2 a.m. and found the Caldwell County deputy in the parking lot "with trauma to his body."</p><p>Caldwell officials added that he was transported to a local hospital, where he "succumbed to his injuries."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-officer-28-killed-violent-crash-during-pursuit-dedicated-public-servant" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CALIFORNIA OFFICER, 28, KILLED IN VIOLENT CRASH DURING PURSUIT: ‘DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT’</u></strong></a></p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/finance/investigations" rel="noopener" target="_blank">investigation remains ongoing</a>. Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying any witnesses or suspects who may have been at Club Rodeo around the time of the shooting, Austin police said.</p><p>Caldwell County officials said the agency will not yet release the victim’s identity out of respect for his family’s privacy.</p><p>"Out of respect for our Deputy and his family, we ask that their privacy be honored," the agency said. "Additional information will be provided if appropriate."</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP </strong></a></p><p>"Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a Caldwell County Constable’s Deputy," Caldwell County Precinct 2 said in a Facebook post.</p><p>"Please keep this Deputy’s family, loved ones, and our fellow deputies <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/faith-values" rel="noopener" target="_blank">in your prayers</a> as they navigate this heartbreaking loss."</p>