LA deputy shot and killed in patrol car days after becoming engaged

A sheriff’s deputy was ambushed and fatally shot in the head on Saturday while sitting in his patrol car in Palmdale, .

Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was only 30 years old. He had been engaged four days before his death and was a third-generation deputy whose father and grandfather also served with the force.

A passerby found him unconscious near Palmdale Sheriff’s Station around 6pm. He was taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Load More