HOUSTON — The Harris County Sheriff's Office has planned a public candlelight vigil for fallen Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal.
The vigil is scheduled for this Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Deputy Darren Goforth Park. The park is located in northwest Harris County at 9118 Wheat Cross Drive.
Deputy Dhaliwal was conducting a traffic stop Friday afternoon when he was shot and killed from behind. He was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he later died.
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His funeral is set for Wednesday at the Berry Center on Barker Cypress.
Deputy Dhaliwal was a 10-year veteran of HCSO who leaves a wife and three children.
Last week Sheriff Gonzalez said Deputy Dhaliwal was the first member of the Sikh community to become a Harris County Sheriff's deputy. He beamed with pride in 2015 when the department announced Deputy Dhaliwal could wear his turban and beard.