A tearful Los Angeles County Sheriff held a press conference late Friday morning to formally announce the deaths of three deputies in an explosion at a training facility in East Los Angeles.
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This morning, shortly after 7:30 AM, an explosion occurred at our Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) Arson/Explosives Detail facility.
Tragically, there were three sworn members who were killed that were assigned to our Arson/Explosives Detail. No other department members were injured or transported to any hospitals. This is, unfortunately, the largest loss of life for us as the LA County Sheriff’s Department since 1857. Between all three sworn members they had served our community proudly for 74 years … 19 years, 22 years, and 33 years.
According to initial reports from multiple news outlets, there was also one deputy injured and transported to the hospital. Luna was asked about the discrepancy between that report and his current statement