SAN DIEGO -- San Diego police are investigating allegations that L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant injured a man during an altercation at church in Carmel Valley over the weekend.
According to a complaint filed with the San Diego Police Department, Bryant and his wife Vanessa were attending a church service Sunday at St. Therese of Carmel on the 4300 block of Del Mar Trails Road. Bryant allegedly grabbed a cell phone from another man who he believed was taking photographs of him and his wife. The man told police that Bryant hurt his wrist in the incident.
Bryant allegedly scrolled through the photos on the phone and didn't find any pictures of himself or his wife. The NBA star and his wife then left the church, according to the complaint.
Police said the man who owned the phone went to Thornton Hospital in La Jolla to have his right wrist treated.
Fox 5 News spoke to several members of the congregation at St. Therese of Carmel. None had witnessed the incident, but several said that the Lakers guard's privacy should be respected at church.
"Churches are not the place for photos -- outside perhaps, but not in church," one member said.
"I don't think they should take photos of people in church. I mean, it's a private place," another member agreed.
No charges have been filed against Bryant, but police said they are investigating the allegations in the complaint.
"We're attempting to interview all the [participants]," said a San Diego police spokesman.
According to a complaint filed with the San Diego Police Department, Bryant and his wife Vanessa were attending a church service Sunday at St. Therese of Carmel on the 4300 block of Del Mar Trails Road. Bryant allegedly grabbed a cell phone from another man who he believed was taking photographs of him and his wife. The man told police that Bryant hurt his wrist in the incident.
Bryant allegedly scrolled through the photos on the phone and didn't find any pictures of himself or his wife. The NBA star and his wife then left the church, according to the complaint.
Police said the man who owned the phone went to Thornton Hospital in La Jolla to have his right wrist treated.
Fox 5 News spoke to several members of the congregation at St. Therese of Carmel. None had witnessed the incident, but several said that the Lakers guard's privacy should be respected at church.
"Churches are not the place for photos -- outside perhaps, but not in church," one member said.
"I don't think they should take photos of people in church. I mean, it's a private place," another member agreed.
No charges have been filed against Bryant, but police said they are investigating the allegations in the complaint.
"We're attempting to interview all the [participants]," said a San Diego police spokesman.
