Jennifer Pierce

Oklahoma City, United States

Reporter at KWTV-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Mural tribute to Gary England magnifies impact at celebration of Life service

1 week ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

Family, friends, and those who trusted News 9’s Gary England gathered on Friday for his celebration of life service held at Crossings Community Church in northwest Oklahoma City. Guests were greeted with a visual tribute to England as they entered the church. The mural was put together by students and staff from the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism. They gathered hundreds of social media posts from the public and England’s colleagues.
People gather at Crossings Church for Gary England's Celebration of Life

1 week ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce |Victor Pozadas

People are pouring into Crossings Community Church for Gary England's Celebration of Life taking place Friday afternoon. Reporter Jennifer Pierce is live at the church where former colleagues, meteorologists, family and friends arrive to honor and remember the legacy and impact England had on their lives, Oklahoma and the world. The event will feature speakers who have worked and lived alongside Gary and understand his contributions to weather coverage and journalism as a whole.
Son's plea for father's life ends in fatal police shooting in SW OKC

1 week ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

A son is speaking up after witnessing four Oklahoma City rookie officers shoot and kill his father Monday morning. The son called police for help, reporting his father was attempting suicide. Korey Johnson is adamant his father, 41-year-old Eddie Hill, did not have a knife or weapon in his hands. Johnson claimed police started shooting only seconds after his father ran out of their southwest Oklahoma City home. An already tense situation.
Witness account paints chilling picture of SW OKC deadly officer-involved shooting

1 week ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

A mental health call to police turned deadly on Monday for a southwest Oklahoma City man. Police opened fire on the man when they said he charged at officers armed with a large knife. Neighbors believed the man died at the scene, but police reported the suspect was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died shortly after arriving. The man’s name has not been released. The sound of gunshots filled a neighborhood around 5:30 a.m. near Southwest 15th Street and Portland Avenue.
SE OKC 13-year-old stabbed to death during fight with sibling, no arrests made

2 weeks ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

A fight between siblings turned deadly on Thursday in southeast Oklahoma City. Police said a teenager died but no one has been arrested. Police identified the victim as 13-year-old Immanuel Taylor and said he died from stab wounds to the chest. Police were called at 10:51 p.m. to investigate a domestic disturbance at a home near southeast 44th street and Sunnylane Road. Officers were told a fight broke out between Taylor and his teenage sibling.
Trailblazer Haaland speaks on tribal healing at OKC's Sovereignty Symposium

2 weeks ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

The nation's former Secretary of the Interior made a stop on Friday in Oklahoma City to address Native American tribal leaders. Deb Haaland was the first Native American appointed to a Presidential cabinet and led the way in bringing awareness to the harm Indian boarding schools left on communities. Oklahoma City leads the way in gathering tribes for the annual Sovereignty Symposium held this week. Organizers said it was only fitting to bring a history-making leader to the podium.
Unexamined hair strand at center of 35-year-old NE OKC murder case; hearing held in Oklahoma County

2 weeks ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

A Tulsa man fighting to prove his innocence in a 35-year-old murder conviction appeared on Thursday in an Oklahoma County courtroom. The Oklahoma Innocence Project asked the judge for DNA testing on a piece of evidence never tested before. Unfortunately for Clarence Bramlett, the judge denied the request for DNA testing on a piece of hair that was found in the victim's mouth. Bramlett's attorney said the fight for his freedom is not over.
Tulsa man's freedom hanging by a strand in 36-year-old NE OKC murder case

2 weeks ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

A DNA test of a strand of hair could help prove a convicted murderer's innocence. The Tulsa man is serving a life sentence for a shooting death that happened in northeast Oklahoma City in 1989. A hearing requesting DNA testing will happen on Thursday at the Oklahoma County courthouse. The attorney for the Oklahoma Innocence Project said the DNA is the tip of the iceberg in Clarence Bramlett’s case. A fight at a large street party in northeast Oklahoma City turned into gunshots in July 1989.
Police seek leads in unsolved 2021 deadly shooting of SW OKC man

2 weeks ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

A metro family is searching for answers in their loved one’s murder four years after his death. Police said 28-year-old Larry McDowell was shot and killed when someone fired into a crowd at a southwest Oklahoma City apartment complex. Homicide investigators said on Tuesday the case was not cold but was an old case. They are asking the public to come forward if they have information about the shooter. “It was June 11, 2021, police responded to a shooting,” said Sgt.
‘Game On’ for metro athletes with disabilities. Stolen trailer retrieved

2 weeks ago | news9.com | Jennifer Pierce

What started as a disappointing weekend for a group of metro athletes with disabilities turned into a win. A trailer full of adaptive training equipment was stolen as the athletes were preparing for a competition. The teams’ Oklahoma Adaptive Sports Association trailer contained about $13,000 in training equipment. The father of one of the athletes found the stolen trailer for sale on Facebook Marketplace and led police to the suspected thief.