authorities say the suspect shot deputy sandeep dhaliwal in the back of the head as he walked back to his patrol car during a routine traffic stop. janet shamlian has the story. >> reporter: heartbreak in the houston area as neighbors grieve the death late friday of harris county deputy sandeep dhaliwal. >> yeah! >> reporter: videos like this now emergingly, befriending a deaf child, showing the depth of his connection to community. the 10-year veteran was shot in the head multiple times as he returned to his car after a traffic stop, the attack recorded on his vehicle's dash-cam. >> it was a total ambush by the suspect. the deputy never had a chance. >> reporter: the alleged shooter, 47-year-old robert solis, is charged with capital murder. investigators say he has a long criminal history and was wanted for parole violation but would not speculate on motive. >> to be shot so violently ambush style is just beyond words. >> reporter: deputy dhaliwal was a trailblazer, one of the first deputies in texas to wear the traditional sikh turbin while on duty. >> this was a person from the sik

the sheriff says it was an ambush. >> deputy dhaliwal did not have a chance to defend himself or put up a fight of any kind. >> reporter: authorities have not called it a hate crime or revealed any motive. the suspect, 47-year-old robert solis has a long criminal record and is now charged with capital murder >> dhaliwal was honored at sunday's houston texans football game and an emotional vigil this weekend, dhaliwal's younger sister was heartbroken >> he was a great person, he helped everybody. >> reporter: in 2015, dhaliwal made headlines when the harris county sheriff's office changed its policy allowing him to wear his beard and turban on duty including kids he met off the job. >> the sikhs believe in community service. >> reporter: he practiced what he preached, handing out donations after hurricane harvey. >> this fallen officer was an essential element of this community. >> reporter: he leaves behind a wife, three children and the grieving community >> people are just so drawn to him. i think he just has this positive energy about him, and this light that unfortunately was dim

at least it didn't like it was dhaliwal.s understand how you pull somebody over in a routine traffic stop, would there not have been a sign in any way? i'm not thinking that dhaliwal should have done anything differently but to go from having i'm having a conversation with you to the minute you turn your back and you're at him and you kill him, that that is hard to wrap around. >> i've argued a long time as a former fbi s.w.a.t. team leader that the most dangerous job in law enforcement is the lone police officer, the lone sheriff's deputy, the lone straight trooper who approaches a car on a vehicle stop. in this instance a traffic violation. a failure to signal. as the deputy approached the car he knows nothing about the inhabitant, about the occupant, the driver of the vehicle. extremely dangerous. he has got to proceed with caution. he exchanges a conversation with the driver and turns and goes back to his vehicle and that is when solice jumps out of the car and fires a weapon and fires two shots at him and one striking h

dhaliwal is survived by his wife and three children.nesday. >>> a service today honored our state's fallen firefighters. ♪ during the ceremony 34 names were added to the memorial wall outside the state capitol. those remembered include a total of four bay area firefighters from san jose, rodeo hercules and two from contra costa fire. this is the 17th year that ceremony was held. there are over 1,400 names on the memorial. >>> in other news, another horse has died at santa anita park in southern california. it's only the second day of the horse track's fall meeting. a 3-year-old colt was euthanized after it was determined the horse had two broken forelimbs. 30 horses died during santa anita's winter-spring meeting. and that led activists to call for the park to be shut down and to reform safety protocols and medication usage. over the summer hall of fame trainer jerry hollendorffer, who is from the bay area, was banned from santa anita and other tracks under the same ownership. four of his horses died at santa anita. >>> well, mexican mu

dhaliwal is survived by his wife and three children. will take place wednesday. >>> a service was held to honor our state's fallen firefighters. ♪ during yesterday's ceremony, 34 names were added to the memorial wall outside the says capitol. those remembered include a total of four bay area firefighters from san jose, rodeo hercules and two fr from contra costa fire. there are over 1400 names on the memorial. >>> another horse has did at santa anita park in southern california. yesterday was the second day of the racetrack's fall meeting. a 3-year-old colt named m tech was euthanized after it was determined the horse had two broken forelimbs. 32 horses have now died since santa anita's winter spring meeting. the death led activists to call for the park tore shut down and reform safety protocols. the chief veterinarian for the group that owns santa anita says, quote, as is protocol for santa anita we will open an immediate inquiry into what factors could have contributed to m tech's injury. >>> it is no secret that life after football c

harris county, texas, mourning the loss of its first sikh deputy this morning. 42-year-old sandeep dhaliwal in the back during a routine traffic stop near houston. a man in houston has been charged with capital murder in this case. >>> in south florida, a police officer hailed as a hero for saving the life of a wan who was choking. you can see what happened in the upper right of your screen right there. boynton beach officer chris schalk was at the local golden corral restaurant when the 82-year-old woman began to choke on a piece of broccoli. instinct and training then kicking in. he was able to save her using the heimlich maneuver. incredible. >> terrifying actually. >>> we start this half hour with the emotional testimony from the former police officer charged with killing a neighbor. amber guyger breaking down on the witness stand at her murder trial describing how she felt knowing she killed an innocent man. abc's marcus moore joins us this morning from dallas, texas. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, good morning. this was truly a remarkable moment. it's not very often that you

this loss comes as the city of houston mourns a sheriff's deputy known as a trailblazer sandeep dhaliwaltine traffic stop. he was the city's first sikh deputy. >> armed with a pistol and in a cold blooded manner ambush style shot officer dhaliwal from behind. he died a hero. he died serving the harris county community. >> robert is charged with capital murder. he had an active parole violation warrant. thousands are expected to gather in houston to celebrate his life. here in new york final arrangements for officer mo molkeen are not announced yet. steve: hard weekend. author of exonerated the failed takedown of president donald j. trump by the watch. >> that's his book right there. dan, it's always tough when we have stories like this with two fallen officers over the weekend. >> yeah, steve. you know, i really hate doing these kinds of appearances for this obviously because of the horror of this story. but, because it's tough to hold it together for this. you know, i got a text this weekend from a friend of mine who is still with the nypd. i came in to the police academy with him about

the colleagues saluting his flag-draped casket. >> deputies sandeep dhaliwal 10-year veteran was a herofficer later honored with candle lit vigil he leaves behind wife and three kids: 32nd officer shot and killed in the line of duty this year. lorenzo quickly intensified to a category 4 hurricane churning towards portuguese owned islands. packing winds of 145 mile-per-hour. which is also unusual for a storm that far east. atlantic hurricanes kidnap pickly gain intensity further west closer to the u.s. and like mother, like son. prince harry retraces his late mother's footsteps during a visit to a mine field in africa. harry walking the same path princess dianna walked when she made the clearing of land mines humanitarian issue. prince harry detonated a mine and see how locals are impacting the community. ed: in the meantime operation varsity blues eating p up as the case against lori loughlin moves forward this week. our own emily compagno weighs in next. ♪ this fall, book two, separate qualifying stays at choicehotels.com... ...and earn a free night. because when your business is rewar