The law enforcement community across West Texas is mourning the loss of Dawson County Deputy Jessie Perez, 42, who was killed in the line of duty on April 22 after being struck during a traffic stop.
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that Perez was conducting a traffic stop on West US 180 in Lamesa around 12:30 p.m. While initial DPS reports described the object that struck him as “debr…