BCSO Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot in the head and killed while he and his partner were serving a warrant on Robert Lee Davis, who they called a repeat offender. In a news conference, Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman, joined by Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz, said Vargas was a 17-year-veteran.

A DPS helicopter rushed federal K-9 officer Rocky to the Westbury Animal Hospital after he led authorities to a murder suspect who was hiding in a dumpster. Investigators say the dog's action saved many lives.