In Palmdale, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was shot and killed while in his police car Saturday evening. The shooting was called an ambush by officials and the shooter is still at large.
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Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department has died after being shot while sitting in a patrol vehicle in Palmdale on Saturday, his office said.
"At approximately 6 p.m. an LASD Palmdale Deputy was found in medical distress in front of Palmdale Sheriff Station," the sheriff s office said in a statement on social media.
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was 30 years old.
Clinkunbroomer, who was in uniform, was working in a patrol car from the Palmdale sheriff s station when he was discovered unconscious in his vehicle by a good Samaritan, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a media briefing Sunday. They immediately reported it to the Palmdale station personnel. Clinkunbroomer was transported to the Antelope Valley Medical Center, where he was treated for a gunshot wound, but later died from his injuries, Luna said.
Authorities have not publicly named a suspect or motive in the case, but Luna said he believes the shooting
Ryan Clinkunbroomer is remembered for his work ethic, his humor, his hopes and dreams. The deputy was hoping to start a family soon and wanted, one day, to become a detective.
30-year-old hit while driving, found dead by a passerby sometime later. "The person that did this is a coward. And they will be caught," Palmdale mayor says.