The Baton Rouge Police Department is mourning the death of two of their officers who were killed when their helicopter crashed in a sugarcane field in West Baton Rouge Parish while pursuing a vehicle running from police. Chief Murphy Paul says they are waiting to release the officers’ names and they are asking for prayers.
“Right now we are asking the community to lift our officers up in prayer, to lift the family members of the two heroes we lost today, to lift their families up in prayer,” said Paul.
Flight data shows the helicopter took off early Sunday morning and crashed in a field about three miles from the Omni Airport. Paul says the FAA is the lead investigator.
“We are asking the community to be respectful of the investigative process because it does take time, so that we can release all of the facts related to this incident to the family as well as the community,” said Paul.
Paul did not take any questions during a press conference near the crash scene.
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