Sukhdeep Singh Gill is a law enforcement officer from California, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is of Indian descent.
2. He is a practicing Sikh.
3. He used to work as a corrections officer at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in Santa Clara County, California.
4. While working as a deputy, he wore a traditional turban on duty.
5. In 2016, he joined the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy.
6. On October 2, 2019, he and several other law enforcement officers wrote a letter to law enforcement community leaders, requesting a model policy for law enforcement agencies across the U.S. to use in accommodating more religious minorities.
7. On January 31, 2020, he reported that while on patrol duty, he pulled over on Uvas Road in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County and was shot from a passing car as he standing and urinating. Responding police found no serious injuries on him and it appeared he had been shot only once in his body-worn camera. Neither the shooter nor the car was found. He was treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening injury. While he was recovering at home, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office’s Lieutenant Brendan Omori said, “We support him and our department supports him. It’s unknown whether it’s a hate crime or a crime of opportunity against law enforcement.”
8. In September 2020, he was put back on administrative leave as detectives look deeper into their investigation of the shooting he reported on January 31, 2020.
9. On January 29, 2021, he was arrested and charged with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime. He was accused of staging the ambush that he reported on January 31, 2020.
10. He was 27 years old and was still on paid administrative leave when he was arrested on January 29, 2021. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail but was released on his own recognizance. He was represented by Nicole Pifari.