US EditionMan Indicted for the Alleged Murders of 2 Officers in Flagstaff, Ariz.
- A Coconino County grand jury indicted 50-year-old Terrell Storey on 60 counts, including two first‑degree murder charges related to a DPS helicopter crash that killed two crew members.
- After responding to a domestic violence call, Flagstaff Police Chief Sean Connolly said Storey shot at officers from the back of a residence with a semiautomatic rifle and fired from rooftops over almost two hours.
- The helicopter crew, Ranger 56, was identified as Trooper‑Paramedic Hunter Bennett, 28, and Pilot Robert Skankey, 61, with flight‑path data showing it slowed to an almost hover about 1,000 feet before crashing.
- He is being held on a $5 million bond, and an arraignment is expected on Feb. 23, according to authorities.
- Under Arizona law, felony murder charges apply when deaths occur `in the course of and in furtherance of` burglary, while federal investigators and the National Transportation Safety Board anticipate a preliminary report within 30 days and a final report in up to two years.
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Man Charged in Deaths of 2 DPS Troopers in Helicopter Crash
A Coconino County Grand Jury has indicted Terrell Storey on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of two Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers while assisting local police during a shooting. The indictment also alleges numerous additional victims, including 25 law enforcement officers who responded to the scene, as well as...
Arizona Helicopter Crash: Tragedy Strikes Amidst Gunfire
An Arizona man was indicted for felony murder and multiple other charges after a state helicopter crash amidst a police shootout. The incident led to the deaths of a trooper and a pilot. The confrontation started with a domestic violence call, escalating into a fatal gunbattle.
Man indicted on murder charges after fatal DPS helicopter crash in Flagstaff
A grand jury indicted an Arizona man on two counts of first-degree felony murder and dozens of other charges stemming from an Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a trooper during a shootout between the defendant and police in Flagstaff, authorities said Friday.
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