US EditionHouston manhunt ends: Suspect accused of fatally shooting deputy is shot and killed by police
- A suspect accused of fatally shooting Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot and killed by police after a manhunt in Houston.
- Deputy Vargas was a 17-year veteran and a father of three, according to Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman.
- The 100 Club will provide a $20,000 check to Vargas' family as support after his death.
- This incident marks the 12th line of duty death for the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, with the last gunfire death occurring in 1973.
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Suspect of massive manhunt dies in dumpster after shootout with police during which he injured K-9 dog
A man being sought in a massive manhunt was shot by police and died in a dumpster on Wednesday, according to law enforcement. Sean Christopher Davis shot and killed Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jesus Vargas at a shopping center on Stella Link Road in Houston. Vargas was serving a warrant ...
Texas Police K-9 Shot After Finding Alleged Killer of Sheriff's Deputy
A suspected cop killer shot a U.S. Marshals Service K-9 after the dog found him hiding in a trash dumpster. Police returned fire, striking and killing the suspect. K-9 Rocky is expected to survive. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Killed, Suspect Fatally Shot After Intensive Search in Houston
HOUSTON—A man fatally shot a Texas sheriff’s deputy Wednesday at a shopping plaza in Houston and then evaded officers for hours before shooting a K-9 that helped find him hiding under trash in a dumpster, authorities said. The 56-year-old suspect was then shot and killed by officers, ending an intensive afternoon search in the nation’s fourth-largest city following the killing of Jesus Vargas, a 17-year veteran of the Brazoria County sheriff’s d…
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