Virginia State Police identified the two people who died in the crash as the aircraft's pilot, Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen, 48, and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates. Cullen left behind a wife and two sons.
The police later confirmed that the crashed helicopter "was assisting public safety resources with the ongoing situation in Charlottesville."
"There is no indication of foul play being a factor of the crash," the statement added.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides," Trump said in a Saturday address, adding that he has been "closely following" the events in Charlottesville.While critics take issue with Trump for not directly condemning white supremacists:
"I just got off the phone with the governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, and we agreed that the hate and the division must stop, and must stop right now," he said, adding, "We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation and true affection for each other."
"No matter our color, creed, religion, our political party, we are all Americans first," Trump said.
While Trump noted that the division "has been going on for a long, long time" he added that it "has no place in America."
Trump later offered condolences to the victim of an apparent car attack in Charlottesville, which has been identified as a 32-year-old woman. The car rammed through a crowd of people taking part in the opposing rallies of "Unite the Right" protesters and counter-demonstrators and hitting other vehicles. RT America's Alex Rubinstein reported that the people marching at the scene were anti-fascist demonstrators.
"Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!"Trump tweeted.
Others have disagreed with the idea that the white nationalists were solely to blame, saying that both sides engaged in clashes throughout the day. Right-wing writer Mike Cernovich tweeted a photo of protesters with Confederate flags facing off with a black masked man holding an improvised aerosol can flamethrower, who is pointing the flame at the group of white nationalists. He argued that the critics of the far-right "ignore half of this picture."Update 4: Virginia Governor Terry R. McAuliffe lashes out at white supremacists:
"You pretend that you are patriots - but you're anything but a patriot. You wanna talk about patriots, talk about Thomas Jefferson, George Washington - who brought our country together. Think about the patriots today who are putting their lives in danger - they are patriots - you are not," he said.
McAuliffe went on to stress that outsiders that had come to Virginia to promote hatred were less than welcome.
"Our message is plain and simple: Go home. You are not wanted in this great Commonwealth. Shame on you."
Referring to the US being a global melting pot, "the nation of immigrants" since it its early years, McAuliffe argued that"diversity, the mosaic tile of immigrants is what makes us so special."
"My message is clear - we are stronger than you. You have made our Commonwealth stronger. You will not succeed, there is no place for you here - there is no place for you in America," he said.
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