A California man has been convicted in the drive-by ambush of a Los Angeles deputy shot and killed at a red light just steps from the sheriff's Palmdale station in 2023.Jurors found Kevin Salazar, 32, guilty of the murder of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Monday after a week-long trial."It’s very helpful that the justice system prevail, that you have a conviction that is a benefit to the family," Brad Gage, the Los Angeles attorney representing Clinkunbroomer's family, told Fox News Digital."That gives some solace.
That gives some comfort."MURDERED LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S FAMILY SLAPS COUNTY WITH $20M WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITAttorney Bradley Gage, middle, and Kim Clinkunbroomer, left, and Mike Clinkunbroomer, the parents of late Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, pictured left, announce the precursor of a lawsuit against the Sheriff's Department at a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov.28, 2023.
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Around 6 p.m.on Sept.
16, 2023, Clinkunbroomer pulled up to a red light down the street from the sheriff's station in Palmdale.He was driving his marked car and wearing his uniform.
As he waited for the light to turn green, another car pulled up alongside him – and a man inside shot him in the head.Authorities said Salazar had followed Clinkunbroomer from the Palmdale Sheriff's Station to the intersection less than a block away before opening fire with a .22 revolver.He sped off, and Clinkunbroomer was pronounced dead at a hospital.Authorities found Salazar at his family's home in Palmdale two days later and arrested him on murder charges after a standoff, part of which was caught on video.ARREST MADE IN AMBUSH KILLING OF LA SHERIFF'S DEPUTY RYAN CLINKUNBROOMERKevin Salazar is seen being taken into custody after a standoff in Palmdale, California, on suspicion of killing Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer.
(KEYNEWS.TV)Clinkunbroomer, 30, was engaged to be married at the time of his murder."W...