Overview

• The blast occurred around 7:30 a.m. on July 18 at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Biscailuz Training Academy in East Los Angeles.
• Deputies were moving unexploded ordinance recovered the night before when the device detonated, killing three and wounding a fourth.
• Federal agents from the FBI and ATF, state emergency services and local bomb squads are assisting in an investigation that has yet to identify a cause.
• The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and Los Angeles County Fire Department have offered full support as the facility remains secured.
• The incident represents the department’s deadliest loss since 1857 and has raised scrutiny over bomb disposal safety protocols.