The pilot and a police officer, who was also a paramedic, were killed in the crash of a helicopter belonging to the Public Safety Office in the US state of Arizona, which was flying to help police officers in an intervention against an active shooter. The local authorities informed about it on Thursday. TASR writes about it according to the report of the AP agency.
- A pilot and a police officer died in a helicopter crash in Arizona.
- The helicopter was flying to assist in an active shooter response in Flagstaff.
- The Bell 407 crashed on Wednesday evening and then caught fire.
- The victims were crew members; names have not been released.
- The shooter suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was detained by the police.
The accident happened on Wednesday local time. A Ranger helicopter crew responded to a call for assistance from Flagstaff police and other law enforcement agencies Wednesday evening, Sergeant Kameron Lee said in a statement. “During the incident the helicopter crashed resulting in the tragic deaths of the pilot and the police/paramedic on board,” added Lee. He did not give the names of the victims.
The Bell 407 helicopter crashed near Flagstaff on Wednesday at approximately 10:15 p.m. local time (6:15 a.m. CET on Thursday) and subsequently there was a firethe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. According to the registration number, the helicopter was manufactured in 2004.
According to local television, to the crash occurred northeast of the shooting site. The shooting suspect suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and was taken into custody. added Lee. No one else was injured, adds AP.
