A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter hovering over crowds of people at a Detroit protest on June 3 was struck multiple times by a green laser fired from across the U.S.-Canada border, officials said. 'It's like being hit with a camera flash at night time,' Phil Petro,
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter hovering over crowds of people at a Detroit protest on June 3 was struck multiple times by a green laser fired from across the U.S.-Canada border, officials said.
"The behavior of the suspect was recalcitrant," Petro said."They knew what they were doing. They were aiming and adjusting their aim on purpose, with purpose to strike the aircraft repeatedly." "Once they started hitting us again we were able to immediately put our camera system onto the offending individual, and then we were able to record them continue to get us with the laser," Petro said."This is great, direct evidence that will be used in courts and their prosecution."
Petro said he suffered some eye irritation after the strikes but considers himself lucky that he was not blinded.
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