Officials say fatal shooting of wild reporter Jessie Pierce was unintentional
The White Bear Lake Fire Department issued a statement Monday following the incident Saturday morning fire that claimed a life The life of 37-year-old Minnesota Wild reporter Jessie Pierce and her three children.
The Minnesota Wild announced that reporter Jessie Pierce was killed in a house fire along with her three children. (Minnesota Wild)
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“We are in the very early stages of the investigation, and our preliminary findings have not led to any evidence that the fire was intentionally set,” the news release said. He added, “The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The official cause and more information will be announced once the investigation is complete.”
Officials said that along with the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office, they are “devoting every resource possible to this investigation.”
“Words cannot express how devastated we are all,” Guerin said of Pierce. “But, as I mentioned to some of you the other night, it doesn’t matter if you’re in the media, if you’re a player, if you’re in management, if you’re a coach, we’re all in the sports world and the hockey world, and we’re all in this together.” (Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI)
Pierce and her children were found dead in the single-family home, where passersby reported seeing flames coming from the roof early Saturday morning, officials said. Pierce’s husband, Mike Hinrichs, was reportedly out of town on a business trip at the time of the fire.
Their children, Hudson, Kayden and Avery, were 8, 6 and 4 years old.
Minnesota Wild Bill Guerin general manager remembers Pierce as a “ray of sunshine.”
Jesse Pierce, left, covered for the Minnesota Wild. (Minnesota Wild/AP)
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“Words cannot express how devastated we are all,” Guerin said. “But, as I mentioned to some of you the other night, it doesn’t matter if you’re in the media, if you’re a player, if you’re in management, if you’re a coach, we’re all in the sports world and the hockey world, and we’re all in this together.”
Pierce covered Wild For 10 seasons with NHL.com. Her work has also appeared in The Athletic Blog, B1G Ice Hockey, Minnesota Hockey Journal, and Massachusetts Hockey.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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