Shannon Nash, CFO of Alphabet’s drone delivery company Wing, called 2024 “the year of the drone,” as retailers like Walmart and Amazon trial the grocery-carrying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Not everyone agrees.
Florida resident Dennis Winn admitted to shooting down a Walmart drone with a 9-millimeter handgun last week near his home, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. A bullet hole was found in the drone’s cargo. Winn was charged with shooting at an aircraft, criminal mischief damage over $1,000, and discharging a firearm in public or residential property, the sheriff’s department said.
