What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 11, 2019, at 2205 MST, a Eurocopter as 350 B2, N204TX, registered to the Texas department of public safety, was illuminated with a high intensity green laser while on a criminal patrol flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The laser pointer was shined three (3) times into the cockpit of the air unit (DPS149) causing the pilot to be visually impaired. The flight originated at El Paso, Texas, on April 11, 2019, at 2055 MST.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11, 2019, AT 2205 MST, A EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2, N204TX, REGISTERED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WAS ILLUMINATED WITH A HIGH INTENSITY GREEN LASER WHILE ON A CRIMINAL PATROL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LASER POINTER WAS SHINED THREE (3) TIMES INTO THE COCKPIT OF THE AIR UNIT (DPS149) CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EL PASO, TEXAS, ON APRIL 11, 2019, AT 2055 MST.
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