See for example: http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=5697&Cat=13&dt=5/2/2011
ABBOTTABAD: Three loud blasts were heard near the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul Road late Sunday night and a military helicopter also crashed. Sources told Geo News that heavy firing was heard in the area before the chopper crashed. Windowpanes of the nearby buildings and houses were smashed due to the intensity of the blasts, the sources said. Eyewitnesses said first sound of heavy firing was heard and then there was a huge blast. Fire erupted at the scene of the occurrence and according to latest reports police and fire brigade teams were rushing towards the blast scene. Security forces cordoned off the entire area and military helicopters were also hovering over the area.
See also: http://pakmr.blogspot.com/2011/05/pakistan-army-aviation-helicopter.html A helicopter belonging to the Pakistan Army Aviation has crashed early today near Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul Road in Abbotabad. Heavy gunfire was reported by the locals just before the helicopter went down Sikandarabad area of the town. It is yet not cleared if helicopter crash actually resulted due to the gun fire or it faced some technical problems. Details about the passengers on board are still coming. Pakistan Army Aviation helicopters are flying over the area after the crash and Rescue efforts are underway as different law enforcement agencies are converging near the crash site.
To translate into American geography - it's as if we were told that Osama had been killed in Highland Falls, NY, and then discovered that there were simultaneous reports of gunfire and a helicopter crash at West Point.