Stalking case ends in fatal Panera shooting and suspect's suicide

A Sacramento County stalking case ended with the fatal shooting of Shalini Thakur outside a Panera, after months of harassment by Rohit Rohit; as deputies closed in, he fatally shot himself along Highway 50. Investigators say Rohit had stalked Thakur since January, including placing an AirTag on her car, deflating tires, following her to work, and entering her apartment despite a restraining order. Thakur had obtained the order in May, but Rohit violated it. The case highlights enforcement gaps in protecting stalking victims, and Thakur’s family says the system failed her.