Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
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Deputy Sheriff

Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Felonious
End of Watch September 27, 2019
Age 42
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Dhaliwal was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in the 14800 block of Willancy Court at approximately 12:45 pm.

As Deputy Dhaliwal was returning to his patrol car, one of the passengers exited the vehicle and ran toward him while opening fire. Deputy Dhaliwal was struck multiple times. He was flown to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds several hours later.

The man who shot him fled to a nearby business, where he was arrested by a responding deputy. The man had been wanted since 2017 for absconding from parole. In October 2022, the subject was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.

Deputy Dhaliwal had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.

In December 2020, the Addicks Howell Road Post Office was renamed Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dhaliwal gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dhaliwal.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 2019
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Sandeep is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2019, 64 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 117th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Sandeep was 42. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Sandeep had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Sandeep among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Harris County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch September 27, 2019

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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