A Sikh law-enforcement officer has been fatally shot multiple times during a traffic stop in the US state of Texas, a media report said Saturday.
Harris County Sherrif's Office Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, pulled over a vehicle when someone approached him from behind and opened fire near Cypress city, the Houston Chronicle quoted Sheriff Ed Gonzalez as saying.
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."