Texas (DDN) – Houston police say the man who fatally shot a Brazoria County deputy on Wednesday died following a gun duel with officers.
According to Houston police, 56-year-old Robert Lee Davis III, also known as Sean Davis, opened fire on Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Vargas as he approached him with an arrest warrant Wednesday afternoon.
Davis was discovered hours later hiding in a garbage bin near the scene of Vargas’ murder, according to officials. During an altercation with police, Davis allegedly shot a K-9 officer twice, and an officer returned fire, killing him.
According to the NBC affiliate in Houston, the K-9 officer is Rocky, a Belgian Malinois, and he is with veterans undergoing medical attention.
During the manhunt, Houston Mayor John Whitmire stated that Davis had a significant criminal past, including aggravated assault, and that Vargas and his colleague were attempting to locate him while working with the US Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.
“This afternoon, we lost a local hero, Deputy Sheriff Vargas from Missouri County Sheriff’s Office, working a U.S. Marshal Task Force, attempted to apprehend a repeat violent offender here on the streets of Houston, and he lost his life,” Whitmire told reporters.
Following the incident, crime scene tape surrounded the parking lot of a commercial complex.
Reference: Suspect in Texas deputy’s death killed in shootout, police say; K-9 injured
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