A Huntington Beach Police helicopter crashed in Newport Beach on Saturday evening, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the co-pilot.

The department has grounded all other helicopters for the moment:

“We need to have the current aircraft inspected to make sure there’s nothing wrong…we’re going to pull those in — they won’t fly until we do the inspection,”

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These line of duty deaths are incredibly tragic, especially when they are preventable. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the Officers and the department.