Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office - California
On July 19, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m., three detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office were killed in the line of of duty during a training session. All three detectives died from an explosion at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility.
Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund was one of those detectives. He had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 19 years and was 41-years-old.
Detective Kelley-Eklund joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in March 2006 under Academy Class 348. He was later assigned to the Pitchess Detention Center North and North County Correctional Facility. Detective Kelley-Eklund later transferred to Lennox Sheriff Station in 2010 and became a Field Training Officer at South Los Angeles Station, mentoring several new deputies as trainees. He was known as an outstanding field training officer who was professional and articulate.
Detective Kelley-Eklund was later promoted to the rank of Detective at the Narcotics Bureau in 2016 where he was assigned to the Los Angeles Impact Team investigating complex crimes, seizing large quantities of narcotics, and assisting in the arrests of murder suspects. In 2022 he became an Arson and Explosive Investigator with the Special Enforcement Bureau and received his bomb tech certifications as well as other training accolades.
Detective Kelley-Eklund is survived by his loving wife, Jessica Eklund and their 7 children.
Our prayers and condolences to Detective Kelley-Eklund's family and partners with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
