It was not immediately clear what caused the blast at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Academy center.
At least three sheriff’s deputies were killed in an apparent explosion on Friday morning at a law enforcement training center in Los Angeles, federal and local officials said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which officials said occurred at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Academy center in East Los Angeles.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media that “our federal agents are at the scene and we are working to learn more.”
“Please pray for the families of the sheriff’s deputies killed,” she added.
A spokeswoman for the F.B.I. said that investigators were heading to the site of the explosion.
Hilda Solis, a Los Angeles County supervisor whose district includes the training center, said she was in contact with County Sheriff Robert Luna about the blast.
“My heart goes out to the families, friends and colleagues of the three individuals who lost their lives in what appears to have been a devastating explosion,” Ms. Solis said.
This is a developing story.
