Event Brief
Man found guilty in ambush slaying of deputy
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Aug 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Summary: A jury found Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, 32, guilty of murder in the 2023 ambush-style shooting death of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in Palmdale. Jurors also found true allegations of deliberate lying in wait and premeditated murder of a peace officer. A separate jury will decide whether the shooter was sane at the time of the act.
WHO: Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar; Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer; L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna; District Attorney Nathan Hochman; jurors
WHAT: Conviction for the ambush-style murder of a peace officer; additional findings of lying in wait and premeditation; sanity determination pending
WHEN: Aug 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM ET
WHERE: Palmdale, California
WHY: The jury found Salazar guilty of the ambush-style murder, including allegations that he deliberately lay in wait and committed a premeditated killing of a peace officer.
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