Two 911 calls came from Bryant’s house

Deepa Bharath

Two 911 calls for medical aid were made from Los Angeles Lakers star

Kobe Bryant’s Newport Coast home in March and July, police said

Friday.

Bryant made the second call for assistance on July 3, a day before

being arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old

Colorado woman. He has since been charged with one felony count of

sexual assault.

Police said Bryant had made that 911 call at about 12:25 a.m. The

initial call got disconnected, but dispatchers were able to

reestablish contact with people at the home and talked to three

different people, including Bryant, Newport Beach Police Sgt. Steve

Shulman said.

Bryant acknowledged making the call and said he called to get

medical aid for someone other than himself. Paramedics helped a woman

at the residence, but she was not transported to the hospital,

officials said.

The earlier call came at about 6:23 p.m. March 5 from a friend of

Bryant’s, who said that someone at the home needed medical assistance

and that they had called Bryant, Shulman said.

Bryant was not home at the time, but paramedics did assist a woman

and transport her to the hospital.

Shulman confirmed that it was the same woman who was assisted in

both calls, but said he couldn’t confirm or deny that the woman was

Bryant’s wife, Vanessa.

Shulman said officers conducted an investigation and determined

that no crime had been committed.

Officials could not provide more information because requests for

medical aid and medical information obtained by paramedics during

such calls are protected health information.

* DEEPA BHARATH covers public safety and courts. She may be

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