Three Los Angeles County deputies lost their lives in a preventable explosion. They were doing their jobs. They trusted their training, their equipment, and their department to keep them safe.

A state investigation found serious and willful safety violations. Deputies were not given effective training. Explosives were not properly stored. Dangerous materials were left unattended.

These were not small mistakes. These were failures that cost lives.

The families of Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus, and William Osborn deserve answers. Their colleagues deserve to know that what happened will never happen again. The public deserves transparency from the agency sworn to protect them.

We are calling on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Robert Luna to order a full, independent, and public investigation into what went wrong. This review must be complete, transparent, and accessible to the people of Los Angeles County.

No department should be allowed to investigate itself behind closed doors when lives have been lost.

Accountability is not about blame alone. It is about preventing the next tragedy. It is about making sure every deputy who handles dangerous materials has the training, protection, and leadership they need to come home safely.

If we do nothing, we accept that this could happen again.

Stand with the families. Stand with the deputies who put their lives on the line every day.

Add your name to demand truth, accountability, and real change now.