It's a tough, tough assignment. This is one he volunteered for.

A lot of dirt, that's the only thing they've found.

We believe Mr. Astorga is desperate and on the run and very unpredictable.

Keep this family in your prayers. Keep these deputies - law enforcement officers - in your prayers. Some of the hardest parts of what happened last night are yet to come.

The pain of his loss is absolutely immeasurable.

He is armed and we believe extremely dangerous.

He has a lot of holes he can hide in and that's what we believe he is doing.

For most of us it made no sense. It made no sense whatsoever as to why somebody would shoot a deputy just doing a traffic stop.

We want him and every one of those associates to know there's nothing we won't do to catch him.

Words cannot describe the heartbreak. We will not rest until we catch this murderer.