That powerful photo was taken at the scene of the Navy Yard shooting Monday morning. Helicopters also patrolled the area:
Helicopter directly above "Bldg 197" on #NavyYard where shooting happened this morning pic.twitter.com/9I4ZxAoaZU
— Chris Cantergiani (@CanOfSpaghetti) September 16, 2013
DC police helicopter looking for additional shooting suspects at Navy Yard #navyyardshooting pic.twitter.com/XXv3JtXXyT
— kitty felde (@kittyfelde) September 16, 2013
And Twitter had more striking photos of the rescue.
https://twitter.com/jimmycasablanca/status/379629395003969537
Wow MT @jaredbkeller: Helicopter pulls what appears to be shooting victim up as it hovers over Navy Yard campus roof pic.twitter.com/mUEYu9ssrC
— Ryan Sullivan (@RyanSullivanNC) September 16, 2013
Shot from 7th and L – Park Police helicopter lifting empty basket from roof at Navy Yard via @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/2DMg1dijT3
— Paul Blair (@gopaulblair) September 16, 2013
Person raised into helicopter after #NavyYardShooting. Live updates: http://t.co/lgrmuc14J2 pic.twitter.com/bVEKVAfUTH @FoxNewsInsider
— Raphael Gluck (@einfal) September 16, 2013
The harrowing rescue can be seen in this dramatic video as well:
RAW VIDEO: A person is airlifted by helicopter from the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard: http://t.co/4JNOuQz5AH -MM
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2013
These helicopter pilots and personnel rescuing people from the roof in baskets just blow my mind. Amazing.
— Calamity J. West (@StevieJWest) September 16, 2013
Amen.
We continue to pray for all the victims and their families.
Related:
‘Unmitigated ass’: Did you see how douche-ghoul David Frum politicized the Navy Yard shooting?
Engineering firm tweets from inside the Navy Yard lockdown [photo]
Guess who was the first celebri-ghoul to politicize Navy Yard shooting
Join the conversation as a VIP Member