Kevin Cataneo Salazar, 29, is accused of murdering Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, near an L.A. County sheriff's station in Palmdale on Sept. 16. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
A man accused of fatally shooting a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy last year in Palmdale will stand trial on suspicion of murder, a judge ordered Thursday in a preliminary hearing. Kevin Cataneo Salazar, 29, admitted to killing Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in September, according to law enforcement sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.
He was charged last year with one count of murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, firing from a car and personal use of a firearm, according to the criminal complaint. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Deputies identified Cataneo Salazar as the primary suspect 36 hours after the killing, when community members came forward with information about a vehicle of interest. The vehicle led deputies to his home on the east side of Palmdale.
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