In a shocking and heartbreaking incident that unfolded on Saturday night, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in what officials are describing as an ambush. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, lost his life while sitting in his patrol car outside a sheriff’s station in Palmdale, California. He was in uniform and on active duty at the time of the attack.
Sheriff Robert Luna, visibly shaken by the tragic event, labeled it a “murder” and a “targeted attack” on Deputy Clinkunbroomer simply because he served as a police officer dedicated to his community, located approximately 55 miles northeast of Los Angeles.