Woman shot dead by stalker in Arden Arcade killing identified by coroner

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman gunned down by her stalker outside a Howe Avenue restaurant as Shalini Thakur, 38, officials announced Thursday. Thakur was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon outside a Panera Bread restaurant in Arden Arcade , executed by the man who had stalked her for months before the violence, 22-year-old Rohit Rohit. Rohit chased Thakur before opening fire in front of witnesses. He then drove onto Highway 50 near Howe Avenue, where he was spotted by Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies before taking his own life. Sacramento County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday that Rohit and Thakur were initially friends who worked at different businesses, but Rohit’s behavior had become increasingly bizarre beginning in January.

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