LA County Deputies Killed by Grenade Explosion: Investigation Details Emerge

Deadly Grenade Explosion Investigation

• 💥 Three veteran deputies from the LA County Sheriff's Department's elite Arson Explosives Detail were killed in a devastating explosion.
• 📅 The incident, which occurred on a Friday morning, marked the deadliest event for the department in over 160 years.

Origins of the Grenades

• 🔍 The investigation into the grenades' origins led authorities to serve two search warrants in Marina del Rey on Monday.
• 📍 Warrants were executed on a car and a sailboat, both reportedly owned by a former military individual named Canon Fortier.
• 🏠 Residents described Fortier as a helpful and former military individual, with one tenant recalling him having firearms and apparently grenades in a storage unit years ago.

Training Exercise Gone Wrong

• ⚠️ Law enforcement sources indicate the grenades were brought to the department's East LA training facility and x-rayed, believed to be inert.
• 🔪 On Friday morning, as part of a training exercise, deputies cut one of the grenades in half, which caused it to explode.
• 💔 The three deputies who perished had over 70 years of combined experience with the department.