Detectives believed grenades found in a storage unit were inert before fatal explosion at LA training center, court document says
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Detectives located two grenades in a Santa Monica townhouse storage unit, initially believing them to be inert. They were taken for safe disposal, but an explosion linked to the grenades killed three sheriff’s deputies the following day. The grenades were discovered following a report from a resident who found one in her area. Investigators retrieved gloves from the complex after the blast, but their significance remains unknown. Subsequent search warrants were executed at various locations to further investigate the incident.
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives believed two grenades found in a storage unit were inert after X-rays, but took them to be destroyed the next morning.
An explosion occurred in East Los Angeles, believed to be connected to the grenades, resulting in the tragic deaths of three sheriff's deputies.
A police officer reported that a woman discovered a grenade in her storage area, leading to the discovery of a second grenade shortly afterward.
Detectives found gloves at the townhouse complex hours after the explosion, but the evidentiary value of the gloves remains undisclosed.
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