Updated
Jul 23, 2021 03:17 pm
OAK VIEW, Calif. (AP) Authorities arrested a man Thursday after they said he fired gunshots at a California firefighting helicopter during nighttime training exercises.
No one aboard the helicopter called Ventura County Firehawk Copter 4 was injured, and the aircraft was not struck, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect, 44-year-old Joshua Chimarusti, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and several firearms offenses. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday, and it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
The helicopter crew was flying around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in Lake Casitas, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, for training operations, the sheriff’s office said. The crew realized there was gunfire aimed at them, and the pilot took evasive actions and saw a vehicle speeding away.
California man arrested after firing gun at helicopter
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