Torts/Personal Injury
Jul. 21, 2026
Widow claims LASD ignored training protocols before fatal grenade blast
The widow of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy killed in a bomb squad training explosion has sued the county and Sheriff's Department, alleging officials assigned him to work around live explosives without required training and ignored critical safety protocols that led to the fatal blast.
The widow of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy killed in a live hand grenade explosion during a bomb squad training exercise has sued the county, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Robert Luna and a department commander, alleging systemic training and safety failures led to her husband's death.
The wrongful death and civil rights complaint, filed July 13 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges department officials assigned Deputy Victor Lemu...
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