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 ...

Los Angeles police helicopters will not be responding to most emergencies near LAX for the time being, as federal aviation authorities are addressing safety concerns at one of the nation's busiest ...

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 ...