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Young pilot killed in small plane crash in Louisiana May 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SICILY ISLAND, La, (AP) A young pilot of a crop-dusting aircraft was killed when his plane crashed into a field in northeast Louisiana, authorities said Wednesday. The single-engine Air Tractor 502 crashed Tuesday afternoon along Highway 425, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of Sicily Island, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff s Office said. Sicily Island is about 80 miles (128 kilometers) southeast of Monroe. Sheriff Toney Edwards, in a news release, identified the pilot as Jakob T. Porter, 22, of Ferriday. Porter was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. There were no passengers. In a preliminary accident report, the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was maneuvering during an aerial application when it crashed under unknown circumstances. ....
Recorded reported regarding the guns. we would like to clear up any conflicting information regarding the number of firearms and the current status of the trace information. please understand that this investigation is ongoing and they won t be taking questions at this time because we are still working through all of our investigative findings. i will give you the facts we have as of this time. currently, 47 firearms have been recovered. these firearms were recovered from three different locations. those locations consisted of the hotel room, as well as ferriday and mesquite, nevada. they were purchased in nevada, utah, california, and texas. the gunman purchased rifles, shotguns, and pistols. at this time, none of the guns recovered appear to be homemade. there were 12 bumped fire stocks in the hotel room. ....
Recorded reported regarding the guns. we would like to clear up any conflicting information regarding the number of firearms and the current status of the trace information. please understand that this investigation is ongoing and they won t be taking questions at this time because we are still working through all of our investigative findings. i will give you the facts we have as of this time. currently, 47 firearms have been recovered. these firearms were recovered from three different locations. those locations consisted of the hotel room, as well as ferriday and mesquite, nevada. they were purchased in nevada, utah, california, and texas. the gunman purchased rifles, shotguns, and pistols. at this time, none of the guns recovered appear to be homemade. there were 12 bumped fire stocks in the hotel room. ....