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Astros' Carlos Correa Donates $10K to Family of Slain Houston Police Officer

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa supported the family of Sandeep Dhaliwal, a Houston police officer fatally shot during a routine traffic stop Friday afternoon, by visiting with them and donating $10,000 on Monday.

Mark Berman of Houston's Fox26 shared a video from the scene with comments from Harris Country Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. In it, Correa explains he felt especially connected with Dhaliwal because the 42-year-old officer—the first Sikh deputy in the city—had helped citizens of Correa's native Puerto Rico in the devastating aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria:

Mark Berman

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) w/Carlos Correa (@TeamCJCorrea)who personally donated $10K to help the family of the late Harris County Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Dhaliwal who was killed Friday during a traffic stop.