---
id: fa22e9e2a9
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-05 16:47 PST
updated: 2026-11-06 12:05 PST
status: developing
outlets: 5
---

# LAPD officer dies during on-duty training exercise

The LAPD said Officer Thomas Denton, of the Metropolitan Division, died at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, during an on-duty training exercise in Huntington Beach.

Section: [Public Safety](/los-angeles/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Thomas Denton](/los-angeles/wiki/thomas-denton.md), [Los Angeles Police Department](/los-angeles/wiki/los-angeles-police-department.md)

> Developing: facts are still being established. Treat early details as provisional.

## Coverage

- [KTLA 5](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-police-officer-dies-training-incident/), 2026-11-05 16:47 PST: Los Angeles police officer dies during on-duty training exercise
- [CBS Los Angeles](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-officer-dies-during-training-exercise-huntington-beach/), 2026-11-05 22:18 PST: LAPD officer dies during training exercise in Huntington Beach
- [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-11-06/lapd-officer-dies-in-training-exercise-in-huntington-beach-police-say), 2026-11-06 11:11 PST: LAPD officer dies in training exercise in Huntington Beach, police say
- [ABC7 Eyewitness News](https://abc7.com/post/los-angeles-police-officer-thomas-denton-dies-during-training-exercise/20018862/), 2026-11-06 12:01 PST: LAPD officer dies during training exercise in Huntington Beach
- [FOX 11 Los Angeles](https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-mourns-loss-of-diving-officer-killed-during-training-exercise), 2026-11-06 12:05 PST: LAPD mourns loss of diving officer killed during training exercise

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.