Sheriff’s Deputy Dead After Ambush, Video of Moments Before Is Now a Critical Clue
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot to death Saturday in what officials are calling an ambush. Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was killed Saturday evening as he sat in a patrol vehicle outside the Palmdale Sheriff’s…
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot to Death Saturday in what officials are calling an ambush.
Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was killed Saturday evening as he sat in a patrol vehicle outside the Palmdale Sheriff’s station, according to KTTV-TV.
Video has emerged that shows a black car approach the vehicle in which Clinkunbroomer was found, pull up alongside, and then drive away as the deputy’s vehicle rolls forward.
The deputy was found by a passerby who alerted authorities. He later died at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster.
“Somebody decided to shoot and murder him, I’m assuming, at this point, because he was in uniform,” L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said after calling the Shooting a “targeted act,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
Palmdale Mayor Laura Bettencourt called Clinkunbroomer a “hero.”
“The person that did that is a coward,” she said.
KCBS-TV reporter Laurie Perez, reporting on the story Saturday, said video released showed “the suspect’s car pulling up to the deputy’s car, you see it pause, then it speeds away.