{"id":2464958,"date":"2025-07-21T19:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grenade-caused-explosion-that-killed-three-la-sheriffs-deputies\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:59:19","slug":"grenade-caused-explosion-that-killed-three-la-sheriffs-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grenade-caused-explosion-that-killed-three-la-sheriffs-deputies\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenade caused explosion that killed three LA sheriff&#8217;s deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrenade-caused-explosion-that-killed-three-la-sheriffs-deputies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2464958&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military-style grenade caused<\/a> an accidental explosion last week at a Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s training facility, killing three deputies. The incident occurred during a training exercise at the Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East Los Angeles when bomb squad members were handling grenades believed too be inert. The grenades had been found at a nearby Santa monica <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-owner-elon-musks-car-saved-my-life\/\" title=\"Tesla owner: Elon Musk\u2019s car saved my life\">apartment complex<\/a> previously, linked to a former military tenant. when the deputies attempted to cut one of the grenades in half, it detonated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sjw-stabbed-to-death-in-front-of-girlfriend-after-punk-shouts-what-you-lookin-at\/\" title=\"SJW fatally stabbed in front of girlfriend after confrontation with punk who yelled, &quot;What are you staring at?&quot;\">causing fatal injuries<\/a>. The victims-Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus, and William Osborn-had a combined 74 years of service and military backgrounds. Investigations by the sheriff&#8217;s office and the Bureau of alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are ongoing to determine the devices&#8217; origin. memorial services for the deputies will be announced.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grenade caused explosion that killed three LA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s deputies, department says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2178728\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A military-style grenade caused last week&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3475836\/at-least-three-dead-los-angeles-explosion-sheriff-training-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"accidental explosion\">accidental explosion<\/a> that killed three Los Angeles sheriff&rsquo;s deputies at a training facility, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Los Angeles\">LA<\/a> County Sheriff&rsquo;s Department said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The cause was revealed after the sheriff&rsquo;s department investigated a Santa Monica apartment complex on Monday concerning Friday&rsquo;s explosion. A former ex-military tenant allegedly left behind grenades at the apartment complex, according to sources cited in <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/explosives-found-inside-santa-monica-apartment-buildings-storage-unit-possibly-tied-to-blast-that-killed-deputies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"news reports\">news reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3477818\/trump-administration-thousands-fbi-documents-mlk-files-assassination\/\">Trump administration drops thousands of FBI documents on MLK Jr. assassination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3477606\/trump-doj-drops-biden-era-transgender-lawsuit\/\">Trump DOJ drops Biden-era lawsuit over ban on transgender procedures for minors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3477672\/james-comey-honor-in-being-fired-trump-doj\/\">James Comey says there&rsquo;s &rsquo;honor&rsquo; in being fired from Trump&rsquo;s DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The department noted investigators are following &ldquo;all leads and evidence to determine the origins of the devices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The explosion occurred Friday morning at the Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East Los Angeles. The victims were identified later that day as Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus, and William Osborn.<\/p>\n<p>The three deputies were moving arson and explosives units in the training center&rsquo;s parking lot when the blast occurred. They responded to a call at the complex, where they found the explosive devices on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The three officers were part of the bomb squad that X-rayed two grenades, initially believed to be inert. However, when they tried cutting one of the grenades in half as part of a training exercise, the device detonated.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was continuing to investigate whether the grenades were the cause of the explosion, the sheriff&rsquo;s department said.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner&rsquo;s Office deemed the explosion an accident, noting in the coroner&rsquo;s report that the arson and explosives technicians exhibited &ldquo;multiple blast injuries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3476520\/arson-explosives-units-blast-training-facility-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ARSON AND EXPLOSIVES UNITS AFTER BLAST AT TRAINING FACILITY IN LOS ANGELES\">WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ARSON AND EXPLOSIVES UNITS AFTER BLAST AT TRAINING FACILITY IN LOS ANGELES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kelley-Eklund, Lemus, and Osborn collectively had 74 years of service with the sheriff&rsquo;s department, according to authorities, with each having served in the military.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial services for the deputies will be announced soon, the department said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2178728\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2178728\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military-style grenade caused fatal LA deputies&#8217; explosion, officials say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2464959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LA_blast.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59617,15368,59616,57799,59618],"class_list":["post-2464958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deputies-killed","tag-explosion","tag-grenade-2","tag-la-sheriff","tag-law-enforcement-incident"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LA_blast.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464958"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464962,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464958\/revisions\/2464962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}