Grenade linked to explosion that killed 3 deputies is missing, officials say
The day before the explosion, members of the sheriff's department's Arson and Explosives Detail assisted Santa Monica police after a resident reported finding "two grenade-like devices" in a storage unit in an underground garage. Luna said the devices were believed to be "inert" after an x-ray but were still transported to the Biscailuz Center Training Academy to be "destroyed and rendered safe."
However, according to Kenny Cooper, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF's Los Angeles Field Division, one of the grenades exploded at the training center. He also said that ATF forces and local law enforcement "meticulously examined a radius of over 400 feet" from the blast site. Cooper said the investigation into the second grenade's status is ongoing.
Luna denied the possibility that one of the grenades "fell out" between the storage unit in Santa Monica and the training facility, saying that law enforcement is confident that "did not occur."
The sheriff did not rule out the possibility of another individual being involved and said his department and partners were investigating anyone potentially linked to the tragedy, though he did not specify how many suspects there might be.
"I am not ready to discuss here and now any names of any individuals that may be people of interest or anything of that nature, not yet," Luna told the press.
Luna emphasized that the ATF's findings are preliminary but said the agency expects to complete its final analysis within 45 days.
The July 18 explosion claimed the lives of Deputies Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus, and William Osborn. The three men were assigned to the Special Enforcement Bureau's Arson Explosives Detail.
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