US Air Force helicopter struck by gunfire from the ground while flying over northern Virginia, wounding one person on board and forcing an emergency landing, authorities say.
was struck by gunfire from the ground while it was flying over northern Virginia, wounding one person on board and forcing an emergency landing, authorities said Wednesday.1st Helicopter SquadronThe helicopter was at an altitude of 1,000 feet and 10 miles northwest of Manassas Regional Airport near Middleburg, Virginia, when the shooting happened, the statement said. It made an emergency landing in Manassas at 12:43 p.m.
"Initial findings are that the helicopter was struck by a bullet resulting in a minor injury to an aircrew member and damage to the aircraft," according to the Air Force. The wounded crew member"sustained a non-threatening injury, for which he was treated and subsequently released from the hospital," an FBI statement said.
FBI agents based out of Washington, D.C., and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations are asking for the public's help in an investigation of the incident.Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.contributed.
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