Overview
- On Tuesday, Sept. 8, investigators say 22-year-old Rohit Rohit chased and fatally shot 38-year-old Shalini Thakur in a Panera parking lot before fleeing and later dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot during a standoff on eastbound Highway 50.
- Witnesses gave vehicle information that deputies entered into the sheriff’s automated Flock camera and license‑plate system and located the suspect’s car within minutes, officials said.
- Court filings and the restraining order Thakur obtained in May document months of stalking, including an Apple AirTag placed on her car, deflated tires, an unauthorized duplicate apartment key, and repeated unwanted contact.
- Sacramento deputies say they had probable cause to arrest Rohit after a reported restraining-order violation on July 29 but were unable to find him despite at least two in-person attempts, and investigators continue reviewing law-enforcement follow-up.
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Rohit entered the U.S. through Arizona in 2023 and was previously taken into Border Patrol custody and released, a fact that has drawn criticism of federal release practices and revived debate over how immigration and local policing intersect in protecting stalking victims.