Alabama man fires at medical helicopter; says he thought it was a drone

Alabama man arrested for shooting medical helicopter says he thought it was a drone

The Alabama man accused of firing on a medical flight thought he was shooting at something else, according to court records. Peter Matthew Ellison, 48, is charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle after a nurse was struck…

Alabama man fires at medical helicopter; says he thought it was a drone

A man has been arrested in Alabama after he opened fire on a medical helicopter responding to a call, later telling investigators he believed he was shooting at a drone, according to reports. A flight nurse was injured when the aircraft was struck. The incident happened at about 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, when a Haynes LifeFlight helicopter approached a landing zone in a pasture off County Road 51 in Autauga County, the sheriff’s office said. Sever…