A public visitation for a Minnesota sports reporter and her three children who died in a house fire will take place this Sunday in their hometown of White Bear Lake.
Jessi Pierce and her children were killed this past Saturday morning. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but so far, investigators say there is no evidence to suggest arson.
"It's really hard to believe that it really still happened, a nd they're no longer with us," said Guerin. "But the impact, you see the impact that she had on our community, on our team, on the media. She was just always happy."
Thursday night, Jessi's husband and the father of the children made his first public comments. In a written statement, Michael Hinrichs and his family say they're "devastated by the tragic loss, and thank all those who have shown support."
"We're all doing different jobs, so it doesn't matter if you're a GM, player, media trainer, whatever, we're all in the same community," adds Guerin. "And when something happens to one of us in our community, we have to support each other and be together. That's what we want to make sure, that the Wild just want to make sure that the members of the media feel supported by us and know that we are there for them. When push comes to shove, we all have a job to do, but we're all together."
Visitation for Jessie and the children begins this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Mueller Memorial in White Bear Lake.
