on June 6, 2015 in World News
Border Patrol helicopter fired upon, forced to land
Border Patrol helicopter fired upon, forced to land A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas after it was fired upon. The incident happened about 5 p.m. Friday while the aircraft was patrolling the Rio Grande near the far northwest corner of the border city of Laredo. Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar (KWAY’-yahr) tells the Laredo Morning Times ( http://bit.ly/1Kg0ji2 ) that out of five shots believed to have been fired at the helicopter, two are confirmed to have hit their target. Border Patrol spokeswoman Sara Melendez says no one aboard the aircraft was… View Article
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