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Helicopter Crash Arizona
Law enforcement respond to aneighborhood in Flagstaff, Ariz. ,where police say a man opened fire on officers on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
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An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to an active shooter situation has crashed in an accident that killed both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic. The helicopter was assisting law enforcement agencies Wednesday night who were fired on by a suspect in a domestic violence incident. The Federal Aviation Administration says there was a post-crash fire. The department says it will work with the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board on the crash investigation. The suspect suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds and was taken into custody. No one else was injured.
