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Authorities say they will release more information Friday about an Arizona law enforcement helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a trooper on board. The crash happened at the end of a police shootout with a domestic violence suspect Wednesday night in Flagstaff. The suspect’s identity has not been released. Police say the almost two-hour gunbattle began when the suspect shot at officers, then fired on them from multiple rooftops. The suspect was taken into custody soon after the crash and to a hospital with nonfatal gunshot wounds. What caused the helicopter to crash remains unclear but authorities are calling it an “accident.”

An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to an active shooter situation has crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic. The department says the helicopter was assisting the Flagstaff Police Department and other law enforcement agencies on Wednesday night. The department will work with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board on the crash investigation. The suspect suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds and was taken into custody. No one else was injured.