The man Houston police say fatally shot a Brazoria County deputy on Wednesday has died after a gun battle with officers. Houston police said 56-year-old Robert Lee Davis III, aka Sean Davis, opened fire on Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Vargas as he approached him with an arrest warrant on Wednesday afternoon. Officials said Davis was found hours later hiding in a trash bin not far from where Vargas was killed. During an exchange of gunfire with police, Davis reportedly shot a K-9 officer twice, and an officer returned fire, killing him. The NBC affiliate in Houston reported that the K-9 officer is a Belgian Malinois named Rocky and that he is with vets receiving medical care. During the manhunt, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Davis had a lengthy criminal history, including aggravated assault, and that Vargas and his partner had been trying to locate him while working with a U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force. “This afternoon, we lost a local hero, Deputy Sheriff Vargas from Missouri County Sheriff’s Office, working a U.S. Marshal Task Force, attempted to apprehend a repeat violent offender here on the streets of Houston, and he lost his life,” said Whitmire. Crime scene tape surrounded the parking lot of a shopping plaza after the shooting. “We are working tirelessly. We’ve got a team right now putting their lives on the line to try to catch this guy’s already shot a police officer,” said Houston Chief of Police J. Noe Diaz. “So thank you to the community. Thank you for allowing us to serve in this capacity. And rest assured that this bad guy will be brought to justice.” Authorities said the large-scale search for the shooting suspect included helicopters, K-9s and teams of officers. “There’s a lot of manpower out there to try and bring this person to justice,” Diaz said. Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman said Vargas was a 17-year sheriff’s department veteran, was married and had three children. Law enforcement officials described Vargas as a true crime fighter and vowed to bring Davis to justice for the slaying.