Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa said he felt especially connected with Dhaliwal because the 42-year-old officer had helped citizens of Correa's native Puerto Rico in the devastating aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria.
Dhaliwal -- the first Sikh to become a deputy at a Houston-area sheriff's department -- was gunned down while conducting a traffic stop Friday. On Monday, Correa, a 25-year-old from Ponce, Puerto Rico, visited the family, giving them $10,000."Thank you Sandeep for everything you did to help others here in Houston and Puerto Rico!" Correa tweeted Monday.
Read More"When I heard he went to Puerto Rico to help a lot of people over there, he was one of the first ones to go out there, leaving his family behind to go out there and help people that were in need back home," Correa said."It really touched me. A lot of people in Puerto Rico suffered a tragedy with Hurricane Maria.
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