These heroes represented the best of our department, exemplifying courage, integrity and selfless service," Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said in a statement

Explosion at LASD Training Center Kills at Least Three Sheriffs Deputies originally appeared on L.A. Mag. Three longtime bomb squad deputies for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were killed Friday morning at the Biscailuz Regional Training Center in Monterrey Park.

Three veteran Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail were killed Friday morning by an explosion at a department training facility, according to Sheriff Robert Luna.