Just In: Explosion Occurs at California Courthouse, Caused By “Explosive Device”
Screenshot of Santa Maria Courthouse via KSBY Youtube Channel
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has reported an explosion at the Santa Maria Courthouse in California.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s public information officer Raquel Zick reported that an explosion stemming from an “intentionally set improvised explosive device” occurred on Wednesday afternoon at the Santa Maria Courthouse.
After the explosion occurred, the courthouse was immediately evacuated.
Authorities reported there had been two reports of non-life-threatening injuries from the explosion.
Zick further shared that the person of interest, who is believed to have set off an explosion device in the courthouse, has been detained.
Zick, in a post on X, wrote,
