SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, N.M. —

Four emergency responders are dead after a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico, on Saturday afternoon.

According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, the aircraft known as Metro 2 was assisting fire crews battling the East Mesa Fire. The aircraft was on its way back to Albuquerque when the crash happened.

The sheriff's office says there were three members of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and one member of the Bernalillo County Fire Department in the helicopter at the time of the crash. There are no known survivors.

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The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and New Mexico State Police are investigating the incident and the investigation is in the preliminary stages.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are also responding to investigate.

HAMILTON, Ohio — Employees at the Butler County Sheriff's Office were able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations Friday, Sheriff Richard Jones announced.

Last week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced there would be a distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines to several different organizations, including law enforcement.

BCSO employees will be vaccinated "without delay" at the Sheriff’s Office on Hanover Street. Primary Health Solutions came to the sheriff’s office Friday afternoon to begin distributing vaccinations.

“COVID-19 was the number one killer of law enforcement in the United States in 2020. I will not receive the vaccine until I know my deputies and corrections officers are taken care of,” Jones said in a release.

Jones, 67, recently recovered from a bout of coronavirus after testing positive on Feb. 19.