WATCH: Thank You For Your Sacrifice

SAN ANGELO, TX -- Since the tragic fatal shootings claiming the lives of Concho County deputies Samuel Leonard and Stephen Jones on Monday, Concho County and all of West Texas have been grieving together.

On Tuesday night a candlelight vigil was held in the town square of Eden to honor the fallen officers while on Wednesday morning citizens of San Angelo and the surrounding area welcomed home the body of Sgt. Stephen Jones in a precession from Lubbock to a funeral home in San Angelo. 

The San Angelo Police Department along with neighboring agencies ushered in Sgt. Jones in which hundreds lined the streets of San Angelo to pay their respect. 

Watch as San Angelo Police Department Chief of Police Frank Carter talked about the organization of the precession and the importance of honoring fallen officers like Sgt. Stephen Jones. 

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