Kobe Bryant’s widow was “absolutely devastated” by reports that Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies had shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed, her lawyer said in a statement on Sunday.

The allegations were first reported by The Los Angeles Times, which cited two “public safety sources,” one of whom had seen one of the photos on another official’s phone in a setting that was unrelated to the investigation. The paper also reported that some of the photos showed victims’ remains. It was not clear how the photos were disseminated, and who had taken them.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement on Sunday that “the facts surrounding these allegations are currently under investigation, as are the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures.”

The statement added that Sheriff Alex Villanueva was “deeply disturbed at the thought deputies could allegedly engage in such an insensitive act.”