A man fatally shot a Texas sheriff's deputy in southwest Houston, prompting a massive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies, authorities said.
People arrive at Ben Taub Hospital with deputy sheriffs from Brazoria County where a Texas sheriff's deputy was taken after he was shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Houston. HOUSTON — A Texas sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot Wednesday while trying to serve an arrest warrant, setting off a wide search in Houston that ended hours later with officers shooting and killing the suspect, authorities said.
Helicopters and K-9 units helped in the search that began after the suspect opened fire on Jesus Vargas, a 17-year veteran of the Brazoria County sheriff’s department, Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman said.Hours after the shooting, the Houston Police Department posted on social media that the suspect was “shot by law enforcement officers” near the location of the original shooting and that the person was dead.
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