The Houston community is coming together to honor a Harris County deputy who was taken in a senseless act of violence last week.

A second person has now been charged for their alleged involvement in the deadly shooting of Deputy Fernando Esqueda last week.

“He loved being a deputy. He loved serving and protecting the community. He truly was a crime fighter, the type of deputies we want.”

The Sheriff's Office says the undercover officer may have had radio issues but was on the phone with another deputy before he was ambushed. He was 28-years-old and a 5-year veteran with HCSO working as part of its Violent Person's Task Force.