LEE CO. DEPUTY WOUNDED IN SHOOTOUT; SUSPECT KILLED

  
Raul Vega Perez
(Lee Co. Sheriff's Office)

A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy was injured during a shootout Tuesday night with a suspect in Dime Box.

According to DPS Sergeant Deon Cockrell, a deputy and DPS trooper were attempting to locate Raul Vega Perez, who had a warrant out of the sheriff’s office for Failure to Appear/Sexual Assault of a Child.  The sheriff’s office said Perez had previous arrests for murder and sexual assault, and was believed to be armed and dangerous.

The deputy and trooper located Perez around 9:45 p.m. near the 1000 block of Stephen F Austin Boulevard.  According to Sgt. Cockrell, Perez abruptly entered a home, and the deputy and trooper gave chase.

The deputy was shot by the suspect soon thereafter, and the deputy and trooper returned fire.

The deputy was airlifted to a hospital in Austin.  Perez was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the Giddings Times & News, three other people who were at the home are safe.  The newspaper reported that at last check, the deputy was in stable condition.

The shooting is under investigation by the Texas Rangers.

The Lee County Wounded Deputy Fund has been started at First National Bank of Giddings.  Any money donated to the account will be used to help wounded or fallen deputies and their families.  Donations can be made at the bank or through the Lee County Law Enforcement Support Organization, using the link here.

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3 Comments

  1. At least that bad man is no longer a problem to ANYONE!
    It is sad that he was not locked up to begin with.
    Just sad. I hope the Deputy can recover quickly.

  2. We are blessed and grateful to be under the surveillance of such good and active law officers. Thank you to the Lee County Sheriffs’ Dept. agency for their commitment and perseverance. We are extremely thankful for your hard work, actions and keeping us safe in this incident. My prayers for complete healing for the officer.

  3. God bless this deputy. Thank you for your service.
    To everyone else, think of all the incidents like this when you hear, “Defund the police” and complaints that they have military-style gear.
    This is good vs. evil and we are on the right side.
    I will say if this was a no-knock warrant, it’s further proof that the danger they pose to all involved is not worth it.

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