Mother Has Message for Soros-Funded DA Going Easy on Her Son's Alleged Killer
The mother of a slain Los Angeles police officer admonished a George Soros-funded district attorney for refusing to seek the death penalty against her son’s alleged killer.
Officer Ryan Clinkunbroomer was shot while stopped in his patrol car at a red light on Sept. 16, and two days later suspect Kevin Salazar was arrested, according to KABC-TV.
Clinkunbroomer’s mother, Kim Clinkunbroomer, bashed Soros-funded Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón after learning during a news conference that he wouldn’t be seeking the death penalty for Salazar.
“How dare you, on national TV, tell me you’re not seeking the death penalty because it won’t bring my son back? My son’s not coming back, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do your job,” Kim Clinkunbroomer said.
Salazar has been charged with murder with special circumstances and will face life in prison if convicted. Salazar has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to his sister, Jessica Salazar.
There have been 83 ambush attacks on law enforcement in Los Angeles in 2023, with 15 officers shot fatally, according to a report from the Fraternal Order of Police.
Gascón made it through a recall effort in August 2022 after the effort failed to obtain the necessary number of signatures. The recall group accused Gascón of being “soft on crime” and directing prosecutors to “coddle criminals.”
The Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys, which represents prosecutors in Los Angeles County, voted in favor of Gascón’s recall.
Gascón received $2 million in financial backing from Soros and reportedly refused to prosecute nearly 12,000 cases during his first year in office.
“We have nothing but compassion for the family of Deputy Clinkunbroomer. They are experiencing an unthinkable loss. Nothing that can happen in the criminal justice system will ever repair the harm of losing someone so beloved,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told KABC in a statement.
“You can’t do this to families. We need to defend our law enforcement officers,” Kim Clinkunbroomer said.
Gascón did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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