MASON COUNTY, Ky. —

Two people have been arrested, accused of pointing a laser device at a Kentucky State Police helicopter and firing shots toward the aircraft. Advertisement

It happened on Nov. 3 when Kentucky State Police was responding to a report of a missing 11-year-old in Robertson County.

A KSP helicopter was assisting in the response, when the pilot and tactical flight officer were hit by a laser beam "directed at the aircraft from the ground."

KSP said the tactical flight officer sustained possible physical injury to his eyes as a result of the laser exposure.

KSP said the suspects also allegedly fired multiple shots toward the aircraft, posing a serious threat to the safety of the crew and those on the ground.

"A laser strike on an aircraft can temporarily blind or disori

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