FTA: “Investigators say the resident was taking aerial photographs of his friend’s home, which is under construction.”
IOW, a drone “peeping” on a neighbor...some kind of “friend” who then goes and reports him to the police...
The article is not clear, but it appears there are three parties involved. The land-owner whose house is under construction, the pilot/friend who was using his R/C copter to take pictures of the house under construction, and the neighboring shooter. That was my take, anyway.