A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was training inside his department’s mobile shooting range when a fire ignited by a sudden explosion severely burned his body and ultimately killed him, a wrongful death lawsuit filed in California says.
Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, who served 22 years with the sheriff’s department, fought for his life for more than six months, then died of his burns on April 20, 2024, according to a statement from his family, including his wife and four children.
The explosion “should not have happened,” and Flores “did not want to die,” Flores’ family said at a May 19 news conference…