Currently, the Washington and Maryland communities are mourning the untimely and unexpected demise of Brad Freitas. He was best known by his stage name Chopper Brad, an NBC 4 Washington Aerial Reporter. He had won two Emmy Awards. Besides being an aerial reporter, he was also a photojournalist. How did Brad Freitas die? Sources have confirmed that Brad Freitas died by suicide. Explore more details of Chopper Brad Suicide and Death.
Chopper Brad Suicide
The actual circumstances surrounding Brad Freitas’s death, are not known at this time but it is apparent that Chopper Brad passed away from suicide. The motive for the aerial reporter’s suicide is still under scrutiny. Currently, the entire NBC community is mourning his demise. He was a popular aerial report for WTOP’s NBC4. His death must have broken so many hearts. A person on Twitter wrote, “RIP Chopper Brad (Brad Freitas) you will be missed a lot.”
Brad Freitas was a loving who surged to fame and province by doing his job. For more than 12 years, he also worked as a photojournalist. Most recently, he worked for NBC 4 as an Aerial Reporter. he was graduated from Towson University. While hosting his show on television, Chopper Brad used to say, “NOT the pilot of Chopper4. I ride in the back and tweet stuff and talk on TV sometimes. In 12 years I’ve won two Emmy Awards but lost one Blue Checkmark.NBC Washington’s eye in the sky.”
A few months ago, he hit the news headlines and became the subject of trending searches on social media when he fondly confessed to his longtime girlfriend Kara Sutherland from a chopper in the air.
Kevin Shafer wrote on social media, “I was just told I lost a good friend today. RIP Chopper Brad from NBC 4 DC this one stings. Brad flew over OHS took this video for me a few years back. Covered a lot of news stories together. He listened to radio show all the time and would call in from the Helicopter!”