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Body of HPD Officer Jason Knox escorted to funeral home in northwest Houston
Read full article: Body of HPD Officer Jason Knox escorted to funeral home in northwest HoustonPublished: May 4, 2020, 4:48 am Updated: May 4, 2020, 11:28 amHOUSTON – Houston police commanders and officers escorted the body of fallen Officer Jason Knox from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences building at 1861 Old Spanish Trail to the Pat H. Foley & Company Funeral Home at 1200 West 34th Street. Traffic was blocked on streets and freeways as the ambulance was escorted to the funeral home. SKY 2 is following a law enforcement procession that is escorting the body of fallen HPD Officer Jason Knox through Houston this morning. Police said both the pilot, Senior Police Officer Chase Cormier, and the Tactical Flight Officer, Jason Knox, were severely injured and transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where Knox was pronounced dead. “Our hearts are broken after the loss of an amazing officer,” HPD Chief Art Acevedo wrote on Twitter.