Ryan Klingenbrumer: A search is underway for a car that was running near a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who authorities say was ambushed and shot.

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Investigators are looking for a car seen on surveillance video driving nearby A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy He was ambushed and shot in his patrol car over the weekend, authorities said.

Deputy Ryan Klingenbrumer, 30, was shot and killed Saturday while on duty at an intersection near the sheriff’s station in Palmdale. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The couple, who had been engaged four days earlier, was pronounced dead at a hospital by a resident around 6 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.

“This coward or cowards took his life while sitting at a red light, waiting to serve our community,” Luna said at a Sunday news conference.

A vehicle — described as a dark gray 2006 to 2012 Toyota Corolla — driving next to Klinkenbrummer’s patrol car was captured on video widely circulated Sunday by Luna and the sheriff’s department. Posted photos It called it an “interest vehicle”. A law enforcement source told CNN that the car is believed to have been used in the shooting.

It appears that shots were fired targetIt’s unclear who shot the Klingonbrummer or who instigated the attack, the sheriff said.

“He was driving down the street,” Luna said Saturday, “and for no apparent reason — we’re still looking into specific reasons — somebody decided to shoot him, I assume at this point, because he was in uniform.”

There were 83 ambushes on law enforcement in 2023, and 101 officers were shot — 15 of them fatally, according to a Sept. 5 report. Fraternal Order of Police. Saturday’s shooting comes three years after two Los Angeles locations The deputies were ambushed and shot Sitting in their patrol vehicle at a railway station.

The LA County Sheriff is appealing to the public to share any footage they may have of the attack on Klingonbrummer in Palmdale, about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.

“Watch your video and make sure you don’t catch anything as a missing piece of the puzzle to catch the suspect,” Luna said. “I’m begging you. Anyone have information. Please make things right.

Authorities announced Sunday a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who killed Clinkunbroomer. “I challenge the character of the people there: to find this act totally unacceptable and come forward,” Luna said.

Klingenbrummer, a beloved member of the sheriff’s department, “started his career,” the sheriff said Saturday, referring to his late partner’s recent engagement.

Klingenbrumer transferred to the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station in 2018 after eight years with the department. He was working as Field Training Officer.

Both his father and grandfather worked for the sheriff’s department, Luna said.

“Service ran through his veins. He embodied the values ​​of courage, selflessness and commitment to justice,” Luna said. Facebook Mail. “Our partner is a devoted family member and a cherished community member.”