Announcement expected in Palisades Fire criminal investigation

LOS ANGELES () — Federal and local law enforcement officials are expected to hold a news conference Wednesday morning about the Palisades Fire.

Eyewitness News has learned that the U.S. Attorney’s Office, along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Los Angeles Police Department will announce a development in the criminal investigation. A press conference is scheduled for 9 a.m.

An official cause still hasn’t been determined for the January wildfire that burned nearly 8,000 structures and killed 12 people.