News outlets and Houston authorities have shared updates on a helicopter crash that led to the death of four people in the Texas city.

Four people in Houston, Texas tragically lost their lives after a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston’s Second Ward, East End on Sunday, October 20 (2024).

Video footage captured at 7:51:19 pm by a civilian named Jay Marroquin’s security camera displays the exact moment the accident occurred.

Recorded from the vantage point of the outside area of Marroquin’s home, the black-and-white footage showed the helicopter headed straight for the tower, which appeared to not be illuminated except for one flashing light at the very top. In seconds, the aircraft made contact with the looming structure.