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:Reported 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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