Overview

• The devices detonated during a routine bomb disposal exercise at the Eastern Avenue facility shortly before 7:30 a.m., claiming the lives of three senior members of the LASD arson and explosives unit
• Sheriff Robert Luna described the incident as an isolated training accident and confirmed there is no evidence of foul play
• Joint teams from LASD, the ATF and the FBI have secured the scene and are collecting evidence to pinpoint what triggered the blast
• The fatalities represent the department’s largest loss of life since 1857 and have renewed calls to review safety protocols for bomb disposal operations that handle over 1,100 high-risk calls each year
• Pam Bondi, Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass issued statements of support for the sheriff’s department and reiterated that investigators have found no indication of a deliberate attack