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Bomb Squad Renders Suspected IED Safe After Sun Valley Traffic Stop

LAPD is reviewing the dog shooting as part of a use-of-force inquiry.

Overview

  • Officers who stopped a white car near Telfair Avenue found a black plastic bag with a suspected explosive early Monday, reportedly fireworks wrapped in nails.
  • Bomb technicians made the devices safe and stayed on scene to collect evidence.
  • Police set a perimeter, evacuated nearby people in the industrial area, and closed Telfair between Penrose and Tuxford.
  • During the evacuation, a pit bull bit an officer and police shot the dog, and the officer was taken to a hospital with no condition released.
  • The LAPD Force Investigation Division responded to review the shooting, and one person from the traffic stop was detained for questioning.