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CBS News
13 hours ago
- CBS News
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deadly explosion investigation leads authorities to Marina del Rey storage unit
For the third-straight day, investigations into last week's deadly explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility were centered in Marina del Rey on Wednesday. Authorities from several agencies assisted the LASD throughout the day on Tuesday in their investigation, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Los Angeles Police Department. The investigations continued into Wednesday, focusing on a storage unit located in Dell Alley, which is behind an apartment complex and is near the Marina. Residents of the apartment complex told CBS News Los Angeles that they received a notice on Tuesday asking that they avoid balconies and windows. They said that the storage units aren't tied to the building, and some former tenants still store items inside. "For them to be here for as long as they've been here lets me know that there's something of interest that was in that locker," said Dante Johnson, a building tenant. The LASD has confirmed that investigators are following leads that are connected to at least one grenade-like device found by its bomb squad inside a Santa Monica garage along the 800 block of Bay Street the day before the explosion. Authorities believe an explosive recovered that night is possibly what caused the blast. The explosion killed three highly trained detectives with LASD at the Biscailuz Training Facility in East L.A. just before 7:30 a.m. Friday. They were identified as Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. Authorities say the men were working to render an explosive safe when it exploded. "There's a lot more that we don't know than we do know," Sheriff Robert Luna said last Friday, adding that it was too early to say what the deputies were doing when the blast took place. "But our intent is to look at this from the very beginning and figure out what is it exactly that caused this tragic event." As of Wednesday, authorities haven't officially named a suspect connected to the events or announced any arrests.
Bloomberg
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Somalia Accuses Semi-Autonomous State of Seizing Turkish Arms
Somalia accused the semi-autonomous Puntland region of hijacking a ship with military equipment destined for a training facility in the capital, Mogadishu, that's run by the Turkish government. 'In accordance with bilateral agreement between Somalia and Turkey, the cargo was legally authorized and fully compliant with both national and international laws,' Somalia's Ministry of Information said in a statement demanding the release of the vessel christened Sea World.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Investigators exploring whether grenades found at apartment caused blast that killed 3 LA deputies
APTOPIX Training Facility Exposion LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are looking into whether grenades recovered from a Santa Monica apartment complex caused an explosion last week at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility that killed three members of its arson and explosives unit. Investigators served a search warrant Monday morning at an address in the Marina del Rey neighborhood. The department didn't say what, if anything, was found as detectives chase leads following the deadly blast early Friday at the Biscailuz Training Facility. Officials said they are exploring whether there may be a connection to the discovery on Thursday of grenades at an apartment complex in Santa Monica, a few miles (kilometers) north of Marina del Rey. The three members of the arson and explosives team responded that day to assist local police. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the deaths marked the department's worst loss of life in a single incident since 1857, when four officers were killed by gunfire. Those killed Friday were identified by the department as Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus and Detective William Osborn. They served 19, 22 and 33 years in the department respectively, Luna said. Luna said Friday that it took more than four hours to render the scene safe and the deaths were being investigated by the department's homicide detectives, with the assistance of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. No one else was injured, he said. The sheriff said the arson and explosives team undergoes in-depth training and responds to more than 1,000 calls a year. Solve the daily Crossword
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Associated Press
Investigators exploring whether grenades found at apartment caused blast that killed 3 LA deputies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are looking into whether grenades recovered from a Santa Monica apartment complex caused an explosion last week at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility that killed three members of its arson and explosives unit. Investigators served a search warrant Monday morning at an address in the Marina del Rey neighborhood. The department didn't say what, if anything, was found as detectives chase leads following the deadly blast early Friday at the Biscailuz Training Facility. Officials said they are exploring whether there may be a connection to the discovery on Thursday of grenades at an apartment complex in Santa Monica, a few miles north of Marina del Rey. The three members of the arson and explosives team responded that day to assist local police. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the deaths marked the department's worst loss of life in a single incident since 1857, when four officers were killed by gunfire. Those killed on Friday were identified by the department as Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus and Detective William Osborn. They served 19, 22 and 33 years in the department respectively, Luna said. The deaths are being investigated by the department's homicide detectives, with the assistance of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Luna said Friday that it took more than four hours to render the scene safe and the deaths were being investigated by the department's homicide detectives, with the assistance of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. No one else was injured, he said. The sheriff said the arson and explosives team undergoes in-depth training and responds to more than 1,000 calls a year.
Russia Today
4 days ago
- Russia Today
Three dead after explosion at US sheriff training center
A powerful explosion rocked the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) training facility early Friday morning, killing at least three deputies, Fox News reported, citing department sources. The blast occurred at around 7:30am at the Biscailuz Training Center in East Los Angeles, prompting an immediate evacuation of the facility and a multi-agency emergency response. The Los Angeles County Fire Department confirmed to Fox News that ambulances had been dispatched to the scene for injuries related to a possible explosion. The FBI's Los Angeles field office also confirmed its involvement in the ongoing investigation. An accident reportedly occurred while deputies were handling ordnance on the training facility grounds. In a post on X, Attorney General Pam Bondi said she had spoken with US Attorney Bill Essayli, who oversees the Central District of California, about what she called a 'horrific incident.' Bondi noted that federal agents are on the scene and actively working to uncover more information. She urged the public to keep the victims' families in their prayers following the tragic loss of life. While details about the cause remain limited, officials are treating the incident with urgency amid heightened safety protocols. The blast follows recent public concern over dangerous materials in urban areas, including a separate incident involving commercial-grade fireworks that ignited a massive residential blaze elsewhere in Los Angeles.
