Cops blew up a fellow officer after finding grenade in garage, falsely reporting it was inert then using it in a prohibited live explosive training exercise: Lawsuit
A California police officer died when a fellow cop erroneously thought a hand grenade was inert and used it during a training exercise before it went off, killing him and two others, a lawsuit said. The post Cops blew up a fellow officer after finding grenade in garage, falsely r.
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- Primary source: Law & Crime
- Published: Jul 21, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Crime & Justice
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