California Stalking Slaying Sparks Immigration Debate
TL;DR
A Sacramento woman, Shalini Thakur, was fatally shot by Rohit Rohit, a longtime stalker whom DHS says was living in the United States illegally. After months of escalating harassment—including AirTag incidents and a restraining order—the suspect waited for Thakur at a shopping center, pursued her to her car and fired multiple shots before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot as deputies closed in, a case drawing renewed attention to sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement.
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