Event Brief
Jury convicts Palmdale man in deputy murder
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Aug 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: A Downtown Los Angeles jury convicted Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar of the 2023 murder of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer after about two days of testimony and two and a half hours of deliberation. Salazar pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity; prosecutors said he previously confessed to Homicide Bureau detectives and introduced testimony about erratic, aggressive confrontations with motorists near the time of the shooting. The sanity phase is set to begin and could take several weeks.
WHO: Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar; Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer; Homicide Bureau detectives; Downtown Los Angeles jury
WHAT: Jury returns guilty verdict in deputy murder case; sanity phase of trial to follow
WHEN: Aug 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM ET
WHERE: Palmdale Sheriff’s Station (intersection near)
WHY: The jury found Salazar guilty of the 2023 deputy murder; the next step is the scheduled sanity phase of the trial.
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 25 Man found guilty in ambush slaying of deputy
- Aug 24 Man found guilty in 2023 ambush-style killing of LASD deputy
- Aug 24 Man convicted of murder in ambush killing of Deputy
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