Hundreds Gather to Say Farewell to Fellow Officers Who Died in Helicopter Crash

The officers were killed as they responded to an active shooter in the Flagstaff area.

A large flag flies across the entrance to the Mission Church in Gilbert, Arizona, on Feb. 23, as hundreds gathered to honor Arizona State Trooper and paramedic Hunter Bennett, who died in a helicopter crash near Flagstaff, Ariz., on Feb. 4. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

GILBERT, Ariz.—Hundreds of law enforcement officers, family, and friends gathered at services to honor two Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) officers who died when their helicopter crashed while responding to an active shooter call on Feb. 4.

Services for aviation supervisor and helicopter pilot Robert B. Skankey, 61, took place on Feb. 20 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kingman.