Summary
Three deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department died in a grenade explosion at a training facility. They were handling two grenades, one of which exploded while the other is missing. An investigation is underway, and new safety measures are being put in place to prevent such incidents in the future.
Key Facts
- Three members of the Sheriff’s Department's arson and explosives unit died in a blast.
- The incident happened at a training facility on July 18.
- There were two grenades involved; one detonated, and the other is missing.
- The grenades were believed to be "inert" or inactive before the explosion.
- An investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is ongoing.
- New safety procedures are being implemented for handling explosives.
- The deputies who died had served for 19, 22, and 33 years.
- This incident is the department’s worst single loss since 1857.
