A Harris County, Texas deputy, Sandeep Dhaliwal, who made headlines after gaining an exemption to wear a turban as part of his uniform, was shot during a traffic stop.
A sheriff’s deputy in Texas who was an observant Sikh and garnered national attention for gaining permission to wear a turban as part of his uniform was shot and killed on Friday near Houston in what officials described as an ambush during a traffic stop.
Dhaliwal‘s killing comes just days after Indian Prime minister along with President Trump addressed a large gathering of Indian Americans at a historic ‘Howdy, Modi!’ rally in Houston Texas
CreditJon Shapley/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press
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- New York Times – Sandeep Dhaliwal, Sikh Sheriff’s Deputy, Is Fatally Shot Near Houston
- The Guardian – Texas officer who made headlines for his turban and beard killed in traffic stop
- Time – ‘Trailblazer’ Deputy, First in Texas to Wear Sikh Articles of Faith on Duty, Killed During a Traffic Stop
- Houston Chronicle – Harris County deputy dies after being shot during traffic stop near Cypress
- Washington Post – Sikh deputy killed in ‘coldblooded’ shooting after making history in Texas, sheriff says
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