Jason Knox LODD

Jason Knox (Houston Police Department) was killed and another officer was in critical condition when their helicopter clipped a building Saturday. May 2, 2020 per NBC News.

The pilot and Officer Knox were on a routine work call out when they crashed at approximately 2 a.m. said Art Acevedo, Houston Chief of Police. Both were trapped in the helicopter’s “mangled wreckage.” They were freed by fire department responders before being transferred to the Memorial Hermann Hospital.

The pilot remains in a “critical condition” and was “very banged up” Acevedo said.

In a Facebook post, Never Forget 9-11 Foundation board Member Christopher Suprun reflected on the dangers of public safety and public safety helicopter operations saying “I have been in public safety since 1992 and my job will kill you if you screw up. You can be young or old. It can be day or night. If you fly, it can be single or twin engine. Bottom line is your next mistake might be your last. Mistakes happen, but you gotta do everything possible to make the small mistakes as far apart as possible.”

Officer Jason Knox

Knox leaves behind a wife and two children. The department said he had been on the force for nearly eight years and was an air and marine division officer for more than a year.