Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was the first Sikh deputy for the department, was killed in the line of duty in September 2019. The verdict was made Wednesday, to sentence Solis to death, less than two weeks after he was found guilty of the murder of Deputy Dhaliwal.
This event, which follows the White House's biggest Diwali event on Monday, received guests from the diplomatic and religious communities, from the private sector and from all across civil society.