Sikh slain, wife wounded in Sacramanto

The turmoil of Balbir Singh Dhami's life in recent years could offer Sacramento police a glimpse into why he was gunned down on a North Laguna Creek street Thursday morning: a fugitive son accused of murder, allegations of aiding and abetting the son, and federal trafficking charges involving hundreds of thousands of dollars in cocaine.

Officers found Dhami and his wife in their Marla Way home after neighbors reported a burst of gunfire in the quiet, suburban tract.

Dhami, whose name was provided to the media by a friend, was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, whose name also was not released, was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries, according to authorities.

By evening, police had not identified the gunman – who was described as a short, dark-skinned man in a yellow sweat shirt and driving a gold American-made car – nor had they determined a shooting motive.

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