LAPD Helicopter Shooter Convicted in Less than an Hour of Jury Deliberations

LAPD helicopter shooter convicted in less than an hour of jury deliberations

A 62-year-old South Los Angeles was convicted for shooting a police helicopter in an incident that prosecutors said could have ended in tragedy. The shooting occurred in August 2025 when officers with the L.A. Police Department responded to a residence in the 1800 block of West 35th Street after receiving multiple reports of shots fired, the Los Angeles Times reported.   When [...]

Man convicted in shooting that could have caused LAPD helicopter crash

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.