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		</div><h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, was shot dead Friday afternoon in Cypress, Texas during a routine traffic stop</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">Robert Solis, 47, is suspected of being the driver who &#8216;shot him [from behind], in a very ruthless, cold-blooded way&#8217; during a traffic stop</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">Dashboard camera captured video showed Dhaliwal speaking with the driver in what appeared to be a conversational tone with &#8216;no combat, no arguing&#8217;, police said </span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">Shortly after a deputy found and arrested a nervous man matching the description of the shooter in a business at a nearby strip shopping center</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">A woman who was also in the car was taken into custody</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">The suspect Solis has a criminal history including being sentenced to 20 years for aggravated assault in 2002 &#8211; he was released 2014 and violated parole in 2017 accused of possessing a prohibited weapon </span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">The 10-year-year veteran of the sheriff&#8217;s dept and father-of-three has been hailed a &#8216;hero&#8217; and &#8216;trailblazer&#8217; in the Sikh community, by his colleagues and superiors</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4a3838;">Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement on Friday saying he and his wife Celia joined &#8216;Texans in mourning the loss&#8217; of the deputy who helped hurricane victims </span></h6>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone wp-image-331253" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sandeep-Dhaliwal-left-was-shot-dead-by-Robert-Solis-right-1.jpg" alt="Sandeep Dhaliwal, [left], was shot dead by Robert Solis [right] 1" width="721" height="542" />Texas trailblazing Sikh deputy was killed by a driver who shot him in the head during traffic stop on Friday &#8211; </span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, [left], was shot dead Friday afternoon in Cypress, Texas. Ex-con Robert Solis [right] &#8216;shot him in a very ruthless, cold-blooded way&#8217; during a traffic stop</span></strong></h6>
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<div>A Texas sheriff&#8217;s deputy who has been dubbed a hero for helping those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, has died after a driver shot him in the back of the head during a traffic stop in a cul-de-sac near Houston on Friday afternoon.<br />
Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, was the first Sikh to join the force 10 years ago and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez called him &#8216;a trailblazer&#8217; who was active in the community as a philanthropist.<br />
47-year-old Robert Solis is suspected of shooting the married father-of-three who wore the traditional turban and beard of the Sikh religion after former sheriff, Adrian Garcia, implemented a religious accommodation policy that allowed him to do so.<br />
Solis, of Mission Bend in Houston, was charged with capital murder the same night and was wanted on a warrant for violating parole in 2017 when he was accused of possessing a prohibited weapon and threatening his girlfriend.<br />
In 2002 he was sentenced to 29 years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon but was released after 12 years in 2014 after which he was also accused of drunk driver but was not returned to prison.</div>
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<h6 class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone wp-image-331258" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sandeep-Dhaliwal-was-shot-dead-by-Robert-Solis-during-a-traffick-stop-1.jpg" alt="Sandeep Dhaliwal was shot dead by Robert Solis during a traffick stop 1.JPG" width="1093" height="609" />Dashboard camera captured video showed Dhaliwal speaking with the driver Robert Solis, in what appeared to be a conversational tone in a non-contentious situation. Still Solis shot him in the back of the head</span></strong></h6>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"> <img class="alignnone wp-image-331281" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Law-enforcement-officers-escort-the-body-of-deputy-Sandeep-Dhaliwal-5.jpg" alt="Law enforcement officers escort the body of deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal 5" width="1037" height="775" />Law enforcement officers escort the body of Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences on Friday</span></strong></h6>
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<span style="color: var(--color-text);">Deputy Dhaliwal had stopped a vehicle with two people inside when one of the occupants was able to leave the vehicle, approach the deputy from behind &#8216;basically just shot him in a very ruthless, cold-blooded way,&#8217; twice, Harris County Sheriff Gonzalez said.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">He added the execution was carried out &#8216;ambush-style&#8217; and a female witness who was in her yard at the time of the shooting said she saw the suspect flee in a getaway vehicle.</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><br />
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Dhaliwal&#8217;s dashboard camera captured video showing Dhaliwal speaking with the driver in what appeared to be a conversational tone with &#8216;no combat, no arguing,&#8217; Sheriff&#8217;s Maj. Mike Lee, who arrived on the scene after the shooting, said.<br />
The driver&#8217;s door was opened at one point, and Dhaliwal shut it as the driver remained in the vehicle.<br />
When Dhaliwal turned to walk back to his patrol car, the driver steps from the car &#8216;almost immediately running with a gun already out,&#8217; Lee said about the video.<br />
The driver shot the deputy from behind, hitting him in the back of the head. The driver got back in his car and drove away.<br />
A deputy a short time later found and arrested a nervous man matching the description of the driver in a business at a nearby strip shopping center, Lee said.<br />
The weapon was found on the scene of the shopping plaza.<br />
A woman believed to have been a passenger in the car also was taken into custody.<br />
Solis was on parole until 2022 for the aggravated kidnapping conviction in 2002.</p>
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<h6><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-331267" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Houston-Law-enforcement-officers-mourn-Deputy-Sandeep-Dhaliwal-1.jpg" alt="Houston Law enforcement officers mourn Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal 1" width="671" height="443" /><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);">Law enforcement officers and others mourn after escorting the body of Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences</span></strong></h6>
<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone wp-image-331265" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sandeep-Dhaliwal-5.jpg" alt="Sandeep Dhaliwal 5.jpg" width="691" height="678" />The slain officer &#8216;beamed with pride&#8217; was he was allowed to wear his turban, police remembered Friday</span></strong></h6>
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<div><span style="color: var(--color-text);">Sheriff Gonzalez recounted how Dhaliwal worked with United Sikhs, an international nonprofit, non-governmental, humanitarian relief, human development and advocacy organization affiliated with the United Nations. </span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Dhaliwal worked with the nonprofit to organize the donation of supplies for first responders after Hurricane Harvey devastated the county.<br />
He also went to Puerto Rico to help with relief after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.<br />
&#8216;He was a hero. Deputy Dhaliwal was a trailblazer,&#8217; Gonzalez said. &#8216;There are no words to speak to how heartbroken we are, how devastated.&#8217;<br />
Many law enforcement colleagues cried as they escorted his body to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences on Friday.<br />
Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement on Friday saying he and his wife Celia joined &#8216;Texans in mourning the loss&#8217; of the deputy.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">&#8216;It is with heavy hearts that we send our deepest sympathies to the deputy&#8217;s family, friends, and his brothers and sisters in law enforcement,&#8217; Gov. Abbott said.<br />
&#8216;This tragic loss is a grave reminder of the risks that our law enforcement officers face every single day. I thank the officers who bravely responded to apprehend the suspect, and I assure you that the state of Texas is committed to bringing this killer to justice.<br />
&#8216;Cecilia and I ask all Texans to join us in praying for the family and the entire Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Department.&#8217;<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text);">&#8216;Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal beamed with pride when the then-Sheriff announced he could wear his Sikh turban and a beard while on duty&#8217;, the department remembered in a tweet Friday.<br />
</span>He told an audience at the time: &#8216;As a Sikh American, I felt the need to represent the Sikh community in law enforcement. It will give me the chance to open up the conversation.&#8217;<span style="color: var(--color-text);"> </span></p>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon"><span style="color: var(--color-text);">Garcia shared that he had sold his trucking business to became a detention officer and accepted a lower pay in order to work his way up.</span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Garcia said he did it: &#8216;When he knew that the Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office needed someone like him to build bridges between the Sikh community and the sheriff&#8217;s office because of a mishap that had happened prior.&#8217;</p>
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<div> <span style="color: var(--color-text);">His colleagues said due to his efforts there are now other deputies from the religion which is the fifth most popular in the world.</span></div>
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<div>Sheriff Gonzalez told ABC 13 that Dhaliwal consoled the community with hugs when Deputy Darren Goforth was killed in August 2015.<br />
Dhaliwal is the second Texas deputy to die while making a traffic stop this year.<br />
El Paso County Deputy Peter Herrera was fatally shot during a March traffic stop in San Elizario, about 25 miles southeast of El Paso.<br />
Both occupants of the car were charged with capital murder and await trial.</div>
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