A funeral service will be held for Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda, who was shot and killed last week in the line of duty.
A fallen Harris County deputy who was killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest on Friday. Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda, a five-year veteran of the sheriff’s office who served on the Violent Persons Warrant Task Force, was shot and killed last week while trying to track down a suspect.MORE: Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda killed in line of dutyFuneral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 1111 St.
""He was a hero, a guardian, a beacon of justice in a world that sometimes seems to have forgotten what those words truly mean," said Harris County Deputy Investigator Steven Campos, who worked with Deputy Esqueda in the Violent Persons Warrant Task Force. "From the moment he put on that uniform, he knew the risks, he knew the sacrifices and the challenges that lay ahead. He was the person you could count on to have your back no matter the situation.
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