Sheriff’s deputy shot dead in Houston

Houston: Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot dead during a traffic stop Friday near Cypress, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Dhaliwal pulled over a vehicle around 12:45 p.m. in the 14800 block of Willancy Court when someone approached him from behind and opened fire, striking him multiple times, Gonzalez said.
Dhaliwal was a 10-year veteran on the force, and the agency's first Sikh deputy.
"He was a hero," Gonzalez said. "Deputy Dhaliwal was a trailblazer."
He was taken by helicopter ambulance to the Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he died. Authorities detained a possible suspect, the sheriff tweeted about 2:30 p.m, the Houston Chronicle reported.