Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was described as a trailblazer who paved the way for other Sikhs to join the department, was conducting a traffic stop when he was shot, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a press conference
The first Sikh to become a deputy at a Houston-area sheriff's department was fatally shot in the head from behind Friday, authorities said.
— Ed Gonzalez September 27, 2019 As Dhaliwal was headed back to his patrol car during the traffic stop, Gonzalez said a man got out of the vehicle with a pistol."In a cold-blooded manner, ambush style, shot Deputy Dhaliwal from behind," Gonzalez said. Read MoreRobert Solis, 47, has been charged with capital murder in connection with Dhaliwal's murder, the sheriff's office said via Twitter on Friday night.
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