2 Dead In Police Helicopter Crash Near Charlottesville "Unite The Right" Rally

Update: After addressing the attack in Charlottesville during a press conference earlier in the day, President Trump has tweeted his sympathies to the families and colleagues of the two state police officers killed in this afternoon"s crash: "Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You"re all among the best this nation produces."

Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You"re all among the best this nation produces.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017

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Update: Virginia State Police have confirmed that two people are dead after a helicopter crashed after a helicopter crashed seven miles southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday afternoon. The National Transportation Safety Board and Virginia State Police are investigating the crash.

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As we detailed earlier, in the latest development coming out of Charlottesville Va., where an as-yet-unnamed assailant rammed a car into a crowd of counter-protesters killing one and injuring 19 others, local media is reporting that a police helicopter has crashed into a wooded area not far from where the “Unite the Right” rally was being held.

Report: Helicopter crashes near golf course in Charlottesvillehttps://t.co/FVfpls2sDk pic.twitter.com/RuqZLIUY7g

— ABC13News (@ABC13News) August 12, 2017

The crash happened around 5 p.m. ET. Video and photos of smoke emanating from the wreckage are just starting to emerge.

Helicopter crash #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/e9rER6yaMT

— Simon Rader (@Simon_Rader) August 12, 2017

     

     

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A local ABC News affiliate has released audio of the emergency dispatch reporting the helicopter crash...

JUST IN: Initial emergency dispatch audio of reported Virginia State Police helicopter crash in #charlotesville. @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/39zKMyFt14

— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) August 12, 2017

MORE SCANNER AUDIO: "ACPD on scene advising it is fully involved, unknown if any souls are still onboard." #Charlottesviille @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/rtJ0EuFTXn

— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) August 12, 2017

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Eyewitness claims Tupac was whisked away from the scene in a “helicopter” after he was “shot” in 1996

Last Updated: April 20, 2017, 9:39 p.m. EST

LAS VEGAS (INTELLIHUB) — There may be more to the story when it comes to the events surrounding the night of Sept. 7, 1996, when the late famous Death Row rapper Tupac Shakur was shot while riding shotgun his manager Suge Knight’s black BMW around 11:15 p.m.

As it turns out, an eyewitness by the name of Page Huff (now Hemmis) claims that her and her her friends were “down the street” when the shooting happened and said that when she got closer she saw the famous rapper being whisked away from the scene in a helicopter despite all official reports which say that he was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in an “ambulance.”

I was there when Tupac died. Have any of u seen that video??? It"s freaking me out that technology can bring him back. Techy or freaky?

— Paige Hemmis (@PaigeHemmis) April 19, 2012

Additionally, other press did receive reports that a helicopter did, in fact, land on the scene but they were never publicized.

In the following video, filmed on location minutes after the shooting occurred, a female reporter can be hard asking if “Life Flight” was dispatched.

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