Reported Explosion Kills 3 at Los Angeles Sheriff’s Facility, Officials Say

Federal officials are now on the scene amid a reported explosion, authorities said.

Police and emergency vehicles are in place at the scene of a blast at the Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East Los Angeles on July 18, 2025. KABC-TV via AP

A “reported explosion” occurred at a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department training facility on Friday that left at least three people dead, said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

“I just spoke to @USAttyEssayli about what appears to be a horrific incident that killed at least three at a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles,” Bondi said in a post on X on Friday. Her comment was reposted by U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, who did not offer a statement, a short while later.