As tributes and farewell wishes continue to pour out for Brazoria County deputy Jesus Vargas, we wanted to share ways the Sheriff's Office is encouraging the community can honor the slain officer’s memory.

Local and state officials are reacting following the shooting of a Brazoria County deputy on Wednesday morning.

A Brazoria County Sheriff's Office deputy was killed Wednesday while trying to arrest a man as part of the U.S. Marshal's Violent Offenders Task Force. The suspected shooter was later found hiding in a nearby dumpster and shot and killed by police,