Video captured by KHOU shows officers carrying Rocky, a U.S. Marshals K-9 Wednesday evening, to be boarded onto a Texas DPS helicopter after he was shot twice by a criminal who was soon killed by police.
KHOU reported that Rocky was shot by Sean Christopher Davis after Davis shot “Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jesus Vargas.”
Davis was hiding in a dumpster and Rocky sniffed him out.
U.S. Marshals Chief T. Michael O’Connor said, “The amazing aspect here that people have to understand, the K-9 saved lives…When the K-9 went in there, he decided to take the dog out.”
Officers responded to the shots by shooting Davis and killing him.
Video then captured officers/agents carrying the injured K9 – a Belgian Malinois – to a place where he could be picked up by helicopter:
KHOU’s Victor Jacobo posted to X: “Officials say Rocky found the suspect in the shooting death of Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Vargas. That suspect hid in a dumpster and shot Rocky. We’re told Rocky is in stable condition and expected to recover.”
13 Eyewitness News noted that Deputy Jesus Vargas had been with the “Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office for 17 years.” He is survived by his wife and three children.
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