Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was gunned down during a traffic stop on Friday, was more than a pioneer, writes JamesAGagliano -- he was kind, generous, and his death now leaves an enormous hole in the community
James A. Gagliano is a CNN law enforcement analyst and a retired FBI supervisory special agent. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Follow him on Twitter: @JamesAGagliano. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion on CNN.
A member of my family was brutally slain in Texas on Friday afternoon. We weren't blood relatives. We had never actually met. But he remains as much a family member to me as does anyone who has sworn the law enforcement oath to protect and serve. James GaglianoThe murder has affected me as deeply as if we had been partners on the job. I am angry and deeply saddened. I am grieving. And I want answers, even as I know that no satisfactory answer is possible.Serving as a sworn peace officer with the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was executing a traffic stop Friday when he pulled over 47-year-old Robert Solis.
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