A Texas deputy who drew national headlines when he was allowed to grow a beard and wear a turban on the job to observe his Sikh faith was fatally shot in an 'ambush-style' attack.
A Texas deputy who drew national headlines when he was allowed to grow a beard and wear a turban on the job toThere was no evidence the shooting of Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal during a 1 p.m. traffic stop, in an area where the city of Houston meets unincorporated Harris County, was a hate crime.
reported that the suspected shooter fled to a nearby shopping center then hid in a store before being taken into custody. A woman in the vehicle was also detained, the station reported.Harris County Sheriff's Office In 2015, Dhaliwal drew attention when the Harris County department became the nation's largest sheriff's office to allow a Sikh to work the beat with his articles of faith, including turban and beard.
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