HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Funeral services will be held this week for a veteran Harris County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was killed during a traffic stop in northwest Harris County on Friday.
42-year-old Sandeep Dhaliwal will be eulogized Wednesday at the Berry Center and the service is open to the public. A Sikh religious ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a law enforcement ceremony to follow at 11:30 a.m.
Dhaliwal was the first Sikh deputy on the force and is remembered as a compassionate father, community member and law enforcement officer.
The suspect, 47-year-old Robert Solis of Houston, is charged with capital murder in Dhaliwal’s death. Investigators said he allegedly shot Dhaliwal from behind.
Dhaliwal, a 10-year veteran of the department, leaves behind a wife and three children. When news spread of his death, law enforcement from across Texas and beyond expressed support on social media.
.@CBP offers our deepest condolences to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (@HCSOTexas) for the tragic loss of Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal. Thank you, Deputy Dhaliwal, for your service. #LODD #EOW https://t.co/nfpTLBck72
— CBP Central Texas (@CBPCentralTX) September 30, 2019
Rest In Peace Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Dhaliwal of the Harris County Sheriff’s office.
End of Watch: September 27, 2019#FidelisAdMortem #EOW pic.twitter.com/iT0jmB4jWy— NYPD 66th Precinct (@NYPD66Pct) September 30, 2019
Honoring @HCSOTexas Deputy Sadeep Dhaliwal. Our hearts are heavy to hear of the ambush of this law enforcement trailblazer. Sending our condolences to his family and the men and women of Harris County Sheriff’s Office. pic.twitter.com/62zbnwdXyu
— MorrisvilleNCPolice (@MorrisvilleNCPD) September 29, 2019
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