Two people have died after a police helicopter crashed while responding to a shooting. Arizona law enforcement said in a statement that officers and a helicopter were called out to Flagstaff for an “active shooter incident” on Wednesday, which left a suspect with non-fatal gunshot injuries. Arizona Department of Public Safety said that “Tragically, during the incident, the helicopter crashed, killing both the pilot and the trooper-paramedic onboard.” The identities of the dead had not been made public at the time of writing, while the shooting suspect has been taken into custody, the public safety department said. Speaking to AzFamily, Amanda Brewer, who called 911 about the shooting, said she heard over 20 shots, adding, “You could hear the blades going… Then there was a very large crash. It shook the house. It was startling.” Footage gathered by the network shows a fire burning in a forest following the crash of The Bell 407, which the Associated Press reports was manufactured in 2004. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are jointly investigating the crash.
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