AP, JERSEY VILLAGE, TexasA sheriff’s deputy described as “a trailblazer” because he was the first Sikh deputy of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office when he joined the force 10 years ago was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on Friday near Houston, Texas. Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, was pronounced dead at Memorial Hermann Hospital after the 12:45pm shooting in a residential cul-de-sac 29km northwest of Houston. The driver shot the deputy from behind, hitting him in the back of the head. “Deputy Dhaliwal was a trailblazer.”Dhaliwal was the father of three children. Dhaliwal is the second Texas deputy to die while making a traffic stop this year.

Source: Taipei Times September 28, 2019 15:56 UTC