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Suspect wanted for Brazoria County deputy's death has been shot and killed, HPD says
The Houston Police Department said the suspect accused of shooting and killing Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot to death, ending an hours-long manhunt.The initial shooting happened shortly before noon on Stella Link Road,
HPD: Suspect shot, killed in dumpster after being found by K-9 hours after killing deputy
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot and killed while serving a warrant in southwest Houston.
Texas sheriff's deputy killed, suspect fatally shot after large search in Houston
Law enforcement officers line up to salute Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jesus Vargas as his body is taken to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences from Ben Taub Hospital, after he was fatally shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Brazoria County deputy shot dead in southwest Houston, suspect killed in police shootout
The officer who died was identified as Jesus Vargas, a 17-year veteran of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office. Police later killed the suspected shooter, 56-year-old Robert Davis III, after an hours-long manhunt.
Suspect accused of killing deputy killed in shootout after hours-long manhunt, Houston police say
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot and killed while serving a warrant on Robert Lee Davis.
Brazoria County deputy killed in Houston, shooter dead
Deputy Jesus Vargas, a member of the U.S. Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force was in a shooting in southwest Houston and the shooter has been killed, officials say.
Brazoria County sheriff's deputy killed in southwest Houston, suspected shooter on the run
A Brazoria County Sheriff's Office deputy was killed Wednesday while trying to arrest someone as part of the U.S. Marshal's Violent Offenders Task Force, Mayor John Whitmire announced. That person then fled the scene,
Who is Sean Christopher Davis? Man wanted in shooting death of Brazoria County deputy has violent history
A manhunt continues for the repeat violent offender who shot and killed a deputy serving a warrant Wednesday afternoon, according to Houston police.

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Suspect at center of Brazoria County deputy's death has been shot and killed, HPD says
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Rat infestation at Houston Police Department property room raises questions about case integrity
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