Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced several
charges against Kevin Cataneo Salazar in the ambush killing of sheriff's
deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer on Saturday.

Salazar was taken into custody on Monday morning following the fatal
shooting.

During a Wednesday press conference, Gascon announced Salazar was charged
with murder, along with special circumstance charges of killing a peace
officer, lying in waiting, and by means of the discharge of a firearm from
a motor vehicle

Salazar entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of
insanity to the murder charge earlier on Wednesday, Fox 11 reported.

LA COUNTY SHERIFF LUNA: DA GASCON ASSURES AGGRESSIVE PROSECUTION OF
SUSPECT IN DEPUTY'S AMBUSH KILLING

Clinkunbroomer, 30, was found in his patrol car with a gunshot wound
outside the sheriff's Palmdale station and taken to a nearby hospital,
where he was later pronounced dead. He was a field training officer.

"I have personally spoken to the district attorney this morning and he
assures me that they will aggressively pursue this case," Luna told
reporters in Palmdale during a Monday press conference.

Gascon himself wasn't present at the news conference, but told Fox News
Digital his office will prosecute the suspect.

"I�ve been in personal contact with Sheriff Luna regarding this
investigation and made a commitment to him that my office will
aggressively prosecute the suspected killer for this cowardly and
senseless attack," Gascon said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Deputy
district attorneys from the Crimes Against Peace Officers Division rolled
out the night that this horrendous crime occurred and are in frequent
communication with LASD detectives. My office will keep the community
updated on developments as we work on this case with our law enforcement
partners."

The district attorney has often been criticized for his so-callled soft-
on-crime policies.

NEW DETAILS COME TO LIGHT ABOUT LASD DEPUTY SHOT, KILLED IN SUSPECTED
�AMBUSH� ATTACK

Jonathan Hatami, one of Gascon's challengers in the upcoming election,
outlined some of Gascon's policies in a statement on Monday.

"When George Gasc�n came into office, he ordered all prosecutors to remove
special circumstances on all current cases. That included murdering a
police officer on duty. Gasc�n also ordered all prosecutors to remove the
gun use allegations on all cases," Hatami, who is a deputy district
attorney, said. "There were no exceptions. These blanket directives
applied to all current cases and all new cases.

"When we have the evidence, in cases of murder that are so heinous it
shocks the community conscience, we should file those cases to the fullest
extent of the law. Justice demands it. We all need to demand that Gasc�n
do his job," added Hatami.

Richard Pippin, president of the Association for Los Angeles Deputy
Sheriffs (ALADS), said the case is in Gascon's hands.

"We expect that he'll do what he said he assured Sheriff Luna what he
would do and make sure that this does not happen to another family,"
Pippin said Monday.

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