Brazoria County, Houston police department

Suspect at center of Brazoria County deputy's death has been shot and killed, HPD says
An ABC13 source confirmed that the suspect accused of shooting and killing Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot to death, ending an hours-long manhunt.
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.
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)
2 men killed, 2 hurt in shooting in east Houston, police say
The Houston Police Department said four men in their mid to late 20s were shot multiple times in a grassy, gated lot.
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.
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.
Recognize her? Houston police searching for person of interest in Midtown killing
HPD said a 66-year-old man was found inside a unit on Gray Street Tuesday with apparent blunt force trauma to the body and head.
Search Launched in Houston After Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shot, Authorities Say
Authorities say a man fatally shot a Texas sheriff’s deputy in southwest Houston, prompting a massive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies
Manhunt underway after US Marshal deputy shot and killed in Houston
A manhunt is underway in Texas after a Houston man shot and killed a deputy who was serving a warrant on him in the parking lot of a Dollar Tree, police said.
Officer taken to hospital, police searching for suspect after shooting in southwest Houston
An officer was hospitalized and police were searching for one person after a shooting Thursday morning in southwest Houston, officials said. Officials with the Houston Police Department provided limited details about the shooting on Twitter,
Houston police shoot dead gunman wanted in death of sheriff’s deputy serving warrant
Robert Lee Davis, 56, was shot by police after he shot and killed Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Jesse Vargas, Houston police said.
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Narcotics and cash found at shooting scene after 2 men killed and 2 others hurt, HPD says
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Rats revel in the HPD evidence room, disrupting over 3,600 drug cases
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Houston ISD is addressing rodents at Lanier Middle School
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Houston 17-year-old arrested, charged in murder of 14-year-old's shooting death
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HPD Chicano Squad member, Thin Blue Line club founder Richard 'Rico' Garcia remembered as leader
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