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According to authorities, an ADP sniper killed the man who fired at the police chopper over the weekend.
Police have identified 27-year-old Sawyer Flache as the man who allegedly fired multiple rounds at the streetlights and the police helicopter.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said the officers responded to a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. The caller said a man was walking around a South Austin neighborhood with guns and shooting at streetlights.
"A caller advised the subject was sitting in the street with a rifle in his lap," said Acevedo. "The caller also advised 911 dispatch that the subject was armed with multiple weapons."
As the police chopper flew overhead to check out the situation, the man allegedly started firing at the chopper. Police say while Flache continued firing at the police chopper, the sniper shot and killed him.
Authorities say the pilot and the tactical officer on the helicopter were uninjured, but several shots hit the blades on the chopper.
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