A manhunt is underway after a deputy was shot and killed while serving a warrant in Southeast Houston on Wednesday.
Houston police said 56-year-old Robert Lee Davis, also known as Christopher Davis, is wanted in connection with the shooting and remains at large.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Jesse Vargas was killed after he was shot in the head while serving a warrant on a repeat offender.
The incident happened in the Dollar General parking lot on Stella Road near the 610 South Loop around 11:30 a.m.
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Houston police are looking for Robert Lee Davis in connection with the shooting death of a deputy who was serving a warrant. (houston police)
Vargas and his partner were handing the perpetrator a warrant in the parking lot, and when they approached the fugitive’s vehicle, he allegedly opened fire and fled the scene.
According to authorities, Vargas was working as a member of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force at the time of the shooting.
Officials said Vargas was shot in the head.
Vargas was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Vargas was a 17-year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and three children, authorities said.
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Houston police are searching for Robert Lee Davis after a deputy was shot and killed in the head. (houston police)
Harris County Sheriff Alan Rosen announced on X that his department is assisting in the search for the suspect.
“We are praying for the police officer who was shot this morning while serving a warrant,” Rosen wrote. “Pray for this officer and his family!!!! I have deputies attached to this task force looking for the suspect with our other law enforcement partners!”
Davis was last seen wearing a blue Nike T-shirt with white lettering, blue jeans and blue sneakers.
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Anyone with information on his whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Houston Police Department and Houston Crime Stoppers.
