HILLSBORO, Ore. — One person died near an airport outside of Portland, Oregon, on Monday morning after authorities said the person attempted to steal a helicopter from the airfield, according to multiple reports.
Hillsboro police Lt. Henry Reimann told OregonLive.com that authorities were called around 11:40 a.m. to reports of shots fired at the Hillsboro Airport.
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Airport employees told KATU that they heard at least one gunshot and that someone tried to steal a helicopter from the airport.
Police told KOIN that a masked man jumped a fence that surrounds airport property and confronted a helicopter instructor and a student pilot.
Officials told OregonLive.com that the pair was in a helicopter outside the Hillsboro Aero Academy.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, fired a single shot into the air and the instructor and student pilot fled, according to KOIN. Neither were injured.
The suspect jumped back over a fence onto Cornell Road and crossed the street to a field, KOIN reported.
He was shot and killed by police, according to KATU.
No other injuries were reported.
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