The grieving mother of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was killed as he sat in his patrol car on September 16 was angry that LA County District Attorney George Gascón would not seek the death penalty against the shooter.
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was shot on September 16 when he was stopped at a red light outside the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.
Authorities allege the shooter, Cataneo Salazar, had been stalking the deputy as he left the station around 6 p.m. and got into his patrol car.
A tearful Kim Clinkunbroomer told ABC News her son had no chance against the shooter and that she was surprised by Gascón’s decision, announced during a news conference on September 20, not to seek the death penalty.
“It seems the district attorney wants to save lives, when [the suspect] didn’t save my son’s life — he killed my son,” said Kim Clinkunbroomer in an interview with ABC.
Brittany Lindsey (center, dressed in black) is comforted by Kim Clinkunbroomer as she recounts the nightmare of losing her fiance of 30 years, Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer. AP Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was shot and killed by 29-year-old Kevin Cataneo Salazar. X/Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
“You can’t do this to a family. We have to defend our law enforcement officers, and that’s not — that’s a shame.”
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a press conference he hoped for “no less than the maximum sentence available under the law,” but Gascon felt differently.
He said: “If I thought that the death penalty would bring Ryan back to us, I would have got it without a doubt … But it didn’t.”
Kim was angered by the statement and had harsh words for the controversial DA.
“How dare you, on national TV, tell me you don’t want the death penalty because it won’t bring my son back? My son is not coming back, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to do your job,” she added to ABC.
“I really hope the people of Los Angeles realize what this district attorney has not done for us. And I hope that when the next election comes, they really think hard about the bubble they are filling,” he said.
Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer’s fiancee, Brittany Lindsey, is comforted by LA County Sheriff Robert Luna as she talks about her slain partner. The suspect, Kevin Cataneo Salazar, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity during his trial last week. AP
Gascón’s decision has drawn ire from other top prosecutors in the state, including Orange County DA Todd Spitzer.
Spitzer said Gascón had already ruled “the deputy’s death was not justified through a special circumstances analysis,” which is usually done to decide whether a suspect should receive the death penalty or life without parole.
“The death penalty still exists in California — no matter how much George Gascón and Gavin Newsom want to pretend it doesn’t,” Spitzer said in a statement obtained by The Post.
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was found unconscious outside the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station. He was ambushed and shot in the head while sitting in his patrol car.Musang 11
“So what’s the point? There is no law on the books that the dead can be reincarnated. They knew that Ryan wasn’t coming home.
“And now the family of Deputy Clinkunbroomer — and every law enforcement officer in Los Angeles — knows the harsh reality that George Gascón, the man elected by the people of Los Angeles County to protect public safety, refuses to seek justice for the men and women sworn to protect us all.”
Salazar, 29, has been charged with aggravated murder.
His attorney, George Rosenstock, entered not guilty pleas and two pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity on his behalf during his trial last week.
The perp’s mother, Marle Salazar, told the Los Angeles Times that her son was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia about five years ago.
Clinkunbroomer proposed to his girlfriend, pediatric ICU nurse Brittany Lindsey, just four days before she was shot to death.
“He’s the most thoughtful, respectful, loving, caring person I’ve ever met in my life,” Lindsey told ABC News. “I am so grateful to have met and loved him.”
“Every day he goes to work, I pray for him. I pray for his safe return home. Many nights I could not sleep. I will just watch the clock waiting for him to come home.”
Clinkunbroomer moved to the Palmdale station in July 2018. He is a third-generation LASD member, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
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