Firefighters who photographed Kobe Bryant crash scene to be fired -court filing

Two Los Angeles County firefighters accused (prep.: ) taking pictures of Kobe Bryant's
helicopter crash scene has been notified that they would be fired and a third was given a
suspension notice, according to a filing in a lawsuit brought (prep.: )his widow.

Bryant, 41, retired, 18-time all-star for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers,
was killed along(prep.: ) his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and all seven others aboard a
helicopter that crashed in fog weather north of Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020.

His widow, Vanessa Bryant, sue Los Angeles County following media reports that first responders
took pictures of the victims and showed them to other people in situations unrelate to the crash
investigate.

Bryant first sued the Sheriff's Department, allege deputies used their personal cellphones to take
pictures of the dead "for their own person gratification." The suit was later amended to add the
county fire department, accusing firefighters of similar act.

A filing in the lawsuit, dated Monday and reported by NBC News on Wednesday, make reference
to fire department investigation reports sent (prep.: ) the three disciplined firefighters last year.

"The letters announce an 'intention to discharge' two of the recipients and an 'intent to suspend'
the third," said the document that Bryant's lawyers file in U.S. District Court for the Central District
of California.

The filing said it only referenced the letters, rather than attached them as exhibit, to respect
privacy concerns raised by the defendant and to avoid further paperwork.

The fire department did not immediately response to a Reuters request for comment. NBC News
said a spokesman for the department declined to comment because litigation was pend and he
can not confirm whether the firefighters were fired or suspended.

Vanessa Bryant has also filed a wrong death lawsuit against the operator of the helicopter.