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DPS Sets Funeral Dates for Crew Killed in Flagstaff Helicopter Crash

Livestreamed memorials will proceed under added security protocols.

Overview

  • Pilot Robert Skankey’s funeral is set for Friday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 610 Eastern St., Kingman, with overflow parking and seating at Hualapai Elementary School.
  • Trooper Paramedic Hunter Bennett’s service is Monday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. at Mission Church, 4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert, with limited on-site parking and restricted off-site options.
  • DPS will livestream both services at azdps.gov/live.
  • DPS says only law-enforcement drones are permitted near the services, with all other drones prohibited.
  • The crash that killed Skankey and Bennett occurred Feb. 4 during an officer-involved shooting; the cause remains under NTSB review, and suspect Terrell Storey has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder among dozens of charges, with the indictment not stating whether he fired at the helicopter.