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Family of Deputy Killed in Mobile Range Fire Files Wrongful Death Suit

The lawsuit alleges negligence by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and design flaws in the mobile range, seeking damages and a ban on its use.

Law enforcement personnel salute as the casket containing Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores is brought in to St. Didacus Catholic Church in Sylmar on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Flores was severely injured in an Oct. 2023 fire at a mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic and died on April 20. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Overview

  • Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, a 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, died in April 2024 from injuries sustained in an October 2023 mobile shooting range fire.
  • The Flores family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on May 19, 2025, alleging systemic negligence and unsafe conditions due to improper maintenance and cleaning of the mobile range.
  • The lawsuit also names Inveris Training Solutions, the trailer manufacturer, claiming the mobile ranges were defectively designed and prone to fires from combustible residue buildup.
  • The family is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as an injunction to halt the use of mobile shooting ranges by the Sheriff’s Department.
  • Past incidents, including fires in 2016 and 2019, and repeated Cal/OSHA citations since 2021 for safety violations, highlight longstanding oversight and maintenance failures.