An investigation is underway to find out if the Sheriff’s MPs have shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a public security source saw one of the photos on the phone of another official in an unrelated setting.
He said the photos showed the scene and the remains of the victims.
The assistant to the LA County Sheriff, Maria Lucero, said that “the matter is under consideration”.
The LA Times said it was unclear to what extent the photos could have been shared and who was involved.
It is also unclear whether MPs took the photos themselves or received them from someone else.
The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, the union that represents grassroots MPs, declined to comment specifically on the claims.
“As with all inquiries, we will aggressively represent our members and protect their rights,” the union said in a statement.
Vanessa and Kobe Bryant married in 2001
Captain Jorge Valdez, spokesman for the sheriff’s department, said he had contacted the families of the victims about the complaints.
Bryant and the other victims killed in January 26 helicopter crash were going to a youth basketball tournament in Thousand Oaks, California.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Michael Jordan was in tears at the Bryant Memorial at the Staples Center
Bryant and daughter Gianna were honored Monday at a public memorial at the Staples Center, where Bryant has played for most of his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant’s widow Vanessa also filed a wrongful death suit this week, alleging that pilot Ara Zobayan was careless and careless in flying in cloudy conditions and should have stopped the flight.
The lawsuit named Island Express Helicopters Inc., the operator of the service, and Island Express Holding Corp, owner of the aircraft.
Vanessa Bryant’s trial claims pilot Aro Zobayan was negligent
It also targets the pilot’s representative or successor, listed only as “Doe 1” until a name can be determined.
Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and their daughter Alyssa were also killed in the accident. Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach the women’s basketball team; and Sarah Chester and daughter Payton. Alyssa and Payton were Gianna’s teammates.
