‘An Intentional Act’: Video Shows Retired Cop Get Knocked Off Bike In Deadly Stolen Car Ramming

Video appears to show a person who was driving a stolen vehicle bash into a retired police chief who was out on a bicycle ride in Las Vegas last month.

Police said Andreas Probst, 64, died at the hospital after what investigators believe was an “intentional” act on the morning of August 14, shown in footage posted to social media.

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WATCH: Las Vegas teens steal a car hit and run another car and hit a man on a bike for fun.

A 2016 Hyundai Elantra, which the Metropolitan Police Department said was being driven by a minor, was speeding when it hit the back of the bike and drove off. The driver left the scene… pic.twitter.com/IFHUU2xcq8

— LWNC (@LwncNews) September 16, 2023

Laughter can be heard as the driver and at least one passenger, who was recording on a mobile phone, spotted a man wearing a red shirt riding along a bicycle lane ahead.

“Ready?” said one person. “Yea, yea yea. Hit his a–,” said the other.

Amid some honking of a car horn, the driver accelerated the 2016 Hyundai Elantra into the biker from behind, after which broken glass and the bike went flying. As the car passed by, the man in the red shirt can be seen tumbling on the road behind.

“That n—- knocked out,” one of the people in the car exclaimed. Someone then appeared to say, “S—, we need to get out of here.”

In a press release, Las Vegas police said the vehicle did not stay at the scene of the incident, but officers located the driver, arrested him, and booked him into Clark County Juvenile Hall on charges related to the “hit and run.”

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Roughly two weeks following the deadly incident, police added, “Detectives learned of a social media video depicting the incident, and after viewing the video, determined this was an intentional act. Homicide detectives took over the investigation and will be amending the juvenile’s charges to include open murder.”

The minor has not been publicly identified, nor was it clear whether the passenger has been arrested or charged. The video also showed at least one other vehicle getting hit by the stolen Hyundai, and police said the driver was fleeing from that hit-and-run crash when he slammed into Probst.

Probst retired in 2009 from a 35-year career in law enforcement that included a stint as chief of police in Bell, California, and shifted to a remote global security job, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Probst was reportedly biking for exercise when he got hit roughly 3 miles from his family’s home in Las Vegas.

A vigil with an estimated 100 people in attendance was held for Probst and a “Ghost Bike” memorial was installed at the scene of the deadly encounter along Tenaya Way and Centennial Parkway.

Taylor Probst described her father as a “ray of sunshine,” local news station KLAS-TV reported. “He was an amazing man, a husband,” his widow Crystal Probst added. “A father, a brother.”

‘Targeted Act’: L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot And Killed In Ambush Attack, Officials Say

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot while sitting in his patrol cruiser on Saturday evening in what officials are calling a “targeted act” against law enforcement. 

Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was sitting in his cruiser near the Palmdale, California, station on Saturday when he was ambushed by an unidentified attacker who shot him in the head, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Clinkunbroomer was found unconscious at roughly 6 p.m. by someone passing by and was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The Sheriff’s Department initially reported that Clinkunbroomer had been “found in medical distress in front of” the Palmdale station.

“I think it was a targeted act based on what we know now, but we’re still in the extremely early stages of this investigation,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said in a press conference late Saturday night. “It could have been just the fact that he was representing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as one of our employees. We don’t know.”

A suspect has not been identified.

I want to let to our community know Deputy Clinkunbroomer left his family tonight to serve our community. He laid everything on the line to serve us. He wore a uniform just like other @LASDHQ deputies wear, driving in a police car, and he was senselessly murdered tonight. pic.twitter.com/Jqc2sSB63c

— Robert Luna (@LACoSheriff) September 17, 2023

According to the Times, which reviewed unreleased surveillance footage of the attack, a black car slowly pulled up next to Clinkunbroomer’s cruiser, briefly stopped, and then sped off. Deputy Clinkunbroomer’s vehicle then “drifts forward a foot or two and stops moving,” the report said. Sheriff Luna says homicide investigators are still analyzing the footage. 

Police have not released any information on what may have led to the shooting, but Luna assured residents the assailant would be found. 

“Every resource that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has to bear is going after you,” Luna said. “We need to get this guy off the street – guy or guys. He’s a public safety threat. He ambushed and killed – murdered – one of our deputies,” he later added. 

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Clinkunbroomer was an eight-year veteran of the department and a third-generation law enforcement officer, according to the sheriff. He transferred to the Palmdale station in 2018, where he worked as a field training officer for a year and a half. 

Procession for LASD Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer starting soon. We thank you all for your support and prayers.

To view it visit HQ Instagram LIVE pic.twitter.com/LnziCcqNhf

— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) September 17, 2023

He became engaged just four days before the tragedy occurred, according to Luna. “He was just starting his life,” Luna said. 

“Service was running through his veins. He embodied the values of bravery, selflessness and was committed to justice,” the sheriff wrote in a Facebook post. “Our deputy was a devoted family member and a cherished community member. He was cowardly shot while working tirelessly to serve our community this evening.”

The sheriff asked anyone with information on the shooting to call homicide investigators at (323) 890-5500. 

According to a report from the Fraternal Order of Police, 101 law enforcement officers have been shot in 83 separate ambush-style attacks in 2023 as of early September. Fifteen of those officers were killed by gunfire, the report notes.

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