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Jury convicts Palmdale man in deputy murder 

Jury convicts Palmdale man in deputy murder 
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Source: The Signal
Date: 08/25/2026 11:53am

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Jury Convicts Palmdale Man of First-Degree Murder in 2023 Slaying of Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer
A Los Angeles jury convicted Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar of first-degree murder in the 2023 ambush killing of Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer near the Palmdale station. Salazar, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, now faces a sanity phase beginning Wednesday that will determine whether he is sent to prison or a state mental health facility.

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