Jackson, Mich. (WKHM, Greg O’Connor) — Jackson County Sheriff Gary Schuette announced on social media the grim news that a member of his team was killed Saturday in a vehicle accident.

Deputy Christopher Davis, with the Sheriff’s department for two years, was killed in an accident at the intersection of Mount Hope & Seymour Roads in Waterloo Township. No other details of the accident, including the cause, have been released, and no formal press release yet from the Sheriff’s office.

Davis was a graduate of  Michigan Center High School and was working full-time in Parma Township. Davis recently won the Sheriff’s highest honor “The Star of Valor.” Sheriff Schuette said Chris was an outstanding deputy and an integral part of the department.

More on the story from Saturday as it becomes available.