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Panera Shooting: Stalker’s Deadly Path | Sacramento News

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A chilling tragedy unfolded in Sacramento when Shalini Thakur was fatally shot outside a Panera Bread by Rohit Rohit, an undocumented immigrant from India who allegedly stalked her for months—placing an AirTag on her car and breaking into her home. Rohit entered the U.S. last August through Arizona without documentation and had prior Border Patrol contact. Homeland Security says this could’ve been prevented if he hadn’t been allowed entry, calling for urgent policy changes to protect public safety as authorities continue investigating how this escalated into a deadly act.

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Sacramento News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Panera Shooting: Stalker’s Deadly Path | Sacramento News. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's September 11th. This is Sacramento News today. Your AI-powered local news. So a tragic incident went down in Sacramento. A woman, Shalini Thacker, was killed outside of Panera Bread. The suspect, Rohit Rohit, who is from India, allegedly stalked and harassed her for months before shooting her and then himself. This happened on Tuesday. According to Homeland Security, Rohit entered the US back in August of last year through Arizona without documentation. They also mentioned he had prior contact with Border Patrol before being released into the country. The sheriff's office detailed some of the alleged harassment, including placing an air tag on her car and breaking into her home. This wasn't a random act. It seems to have been a prolonged period of targeted behavior. Officials from Homeland Security have commented stating this tragedy could have been prevented if the suspect hadn't been allowed into the country. They're pointing to current policies and calling for changes, emphasizing the impact on public safety.

The investigation is ongoing and authorities are looking into the full-time mine of events and the suspect's movements within the country. The focus remains on understanding how this situation escalated to such a devastating outcome.

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