Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, the county's first Sikh officer, was killed Friday during a traffic stop near Houston. Police have arrested Robert Solis.
A Harris County, Texas, sheriff's deputy who was the first Sikh to join the force was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Houston on Friday.Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, was considered a trailblazer as the first Sikh deputy when he joined the county force 10 years ago. After his hiring, the sheriff's office adjusted its regulations to allow him to wear a beard and a turban as an observant Sikh.
After Dhaliwal turned to walk back to his patrol car, the driver gets out of his vehicle and"almost immediately running with a gun already out,” Lee said, the Houston Chronicle reports. The driver shot the deputy at least twice from behind, returned to his car and drove away.Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal beamed with pride when then-Sheriff @AdrianGarciaHTX announced he could wear his Sikh turbin and a beard while on duty. #hounews pic.twitter.
Dhaliwal, a father of three young children, joined the force 10 years ago when then-Sheriff Adrian Garcia sought to improve relations with the Sikh community after a domestic violence call at a Sikh family's home was badly handled by deputies.
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