California: IED Functioned in Courthouse, 6 Injured and 1 Arrested
On 25 September 2024, at approximately 0850 hours local time, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Maria Police, Santa Maria Fire, California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, and bomb squad technicians responded to the Santa Maria Superior Court Complex on Cook Street after a suspect functioned an IED outside the Department 9 room of the courthouse. According to media reporting, the suspect tossed a backpack containing the IED past a security station inside the courthouse, injuring six individuals before fleeing the scene.