LA Deputy Regrets Showing Kobe Bryant Crash Photos to Bartender
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Wreckage of the crashed helicopter that was carrying Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, California, Jan. 26, 2020.
Photographer: TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images
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A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy expressed regret for sharing photos of a helicopter crash site where Kobe Bryant was killed with a bartender, but insisted he never identified the NBA superstar as one of the victims.
Joey Cruz, who was a deputy trainee at the time of the 2020 crash, admitted showing the bartender pictures from the crash but said there were no identifying features of the remains.