Bomb squad technicians found two grenades in a storage unit and believed they were inert. After transporting the grenades, one exploded while being handled, killing three detectives. Investigators are examining how the detonation occurred and the grenades' presence in the unit. A search warrant permits investigators to look for incendiary devices and other hazardous materials in the townhome complex. This incident is the deadliest in over 150 years for the sheriff's department, highlighting serious safety concerns and ongoing investigations.
The bomb squad retrieved two hand grenades left behind - apparently by a previous tenant - in an underground parking garage storage unit at the Bay Street complex on Thursday night and took them to the Biscailuz Center Training Academy.
Investigators with the sheriff's department's homicide bureau and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are still trying to determine exactly how the detonation happened and how the devices ended up inside the storage unit.
The blast was the single deadliest incident for the department in more than 150 years, killing department veterans Dets. Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn.
A search warrant, issued on Friday and reviewed by The Times on Wednesday, authorized investigators to search the storage units inside the complex for incendiary devices, accelerants, surveillance footage, explosives and other hazardous materials.
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