Douglass Byers was convicted of firing a rifle shot that pierced the tail of an LAPD helicopter in South L.A. last year. Prosecutors say the round could have caused a catastrophic helicopter crash.
A 62-year-old South Los Angeles man was convicted of shooting at a police helicopter in an incident that prosecutors said could have ended in tragedy. The shooting occurred in August 2025 when ...
A South Los Angeles man is staring down a potentially massive prison term after a rifle round tore through the tail of an LAPD helicopter hovering over his neighborhood, narrowly missing key control ...