LASD reviewing claim that staff shared crime scene photos from explosion that killed 3 deputies

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is conducting an internal investigation into whether employees improperly shared graphic crime scene photos connected to a deadly explosion that killed three deputies last July.

A department spokesperson confirmed to Eyewitness News that investigators are examining claims that personnel circulated the images.

The explosion took the lives of detectives Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn.

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The department also told ABC7 that an employee was relieved of duty six months ago pending the outcome of the investigation.

No additional details about the inquiry have been released.