Alberto LuperonMay 12th, 2021, 5:59 pm
Investigators are seen working at the crash site on January 28, 2020.
Two Los Angeles firefighters faced possible termination after the department determined they took pictures of victims at the
Kobe Bryant crash site, according to attorneys for widow
Vanessa Bryant. A third employee, who was helping with press relations, faced suspension.
“According to the reports and letters, two Fire Department employees took photos of victims’ remains at the crash site that ‘served no business necessity’ and instead ‘only served to appeal to baser instincts and desires for what amounted to visual gossip,'” wrote attorney
Craig Lavoie in a filing on Monday obtained by USA Today. “One of the employees, a safety officer who was at the site solely to monitor safety procedures, was observed taking graphic photos focused on the victims’ remains. Both of the employees who took photos of remains sent them to a third Fire Department employee who was on site to assist with press briefings and to respond to inquiries from the media.”