Slain LA deputy was newly engaged and looking forward to big things
by Keri Blakinger and James Rainey, Los Angeles Times
Sep 17, 2023
3 minutes
A young man stands on the beach, before breaking waves and alongside his new fiancee. He holds her hand so all the world can see her engagement ring. They’re both smiling broadly, full of hope and promise.
The optimism of that moment, shared just last week on Instagram, disintegrated in an instant Saturday evening, when an unknown attacker shot and killed the groom-to-be, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer.
The 30-year-old lawman, a third-generation member of the
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