Two Virginia State Police troopers were killed in a helicopter crash near Charlottesville, Va., that officials say is linked to violent clashes in the city, President Trump confirmed in a tweet Saturday.
“Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You’re all among the best this nation produces,” Trump tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.
The chopper was hovering low over houses before it went down roughly two hours earlier in a wooded area near the Birdwood Golf Course, the Daily Progress newspaper reports.
Virginia State Police confirmed the fatalities in a Facebook post, but didn’t indicate the victims were troopers.
The golf course is some seven miles west of Charlottesville’s downtown area.
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The helicopter went down about seven miles southwest of Charlottesville, Va. (TWITTER)
“The cause of the crash remains under investigation at this time,” Virginia State Police said in the post.
A woman was killed earlier in the day when a silver Dodge Charger plowed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville.
Hope it was shot down by small arms!
I HOPE IT WAS HOME MADE RPG, JUST TO PISS OFF THE “A T F”
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” Two Violent Virginia State Troopers In Clashes. Tied At Golf Course.
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Wow. That must have been a miracle for it to go down “two hours before it hovered over houses”.
AMAZING COINCIDINX RIGHT????
Good catch, Cosmo.
“Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You’re all among the best this nation produces,” Trump tweeted…”
YOU ARE NOW, ANYWAY.
SINCE YOU’RE DEAD. 🙂