A man has been charged with shooting into a Haynes Life Flight helicopter in Autauga County.

The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office says at about 4:20AM today, the helicopter was landing on a medical call in a pasture just off of County Road 51.

Investigators say as the helicopter arrived, several shots were fired at it, hitting a window. A flight nurse in the helicopter was struck by the ricochet of a bullet.

Autauga County Sheriff’s deputies were already en route to help the helicopter to land safely.

The suspect, 48-year-old Peter Ellison, was arrested by deputies who say they also recovered a gun. The FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration have taken over the investigation.

Ellison was booked into the Autauga County Metro Jail on the charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle.

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