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A drill and wiring, which detectives believe to be the trigger mechanism, was also discovered.

The morning of April 30, 2024, internal affairs detectives tailed Meiser from his home in Lancaster to a gas station in Valencia, the report says.

But detectives later determined that information to be inaccurate.

The force said the killing was an isolated incident and detectives were keeping an "open mind" to all motives.

She added: "Our detectives are working hard to piece together the events of Tuesday afternoon and identify those responsible for killing Lathaniel."