A reporter for The Virginian-Pilot newspaper was killed in a shooting that her editor was attempting to assign her to cover before he realized she was dead.
that Sierra Jenkins was assigned to cover breaking news Saturday. So when there was a shooting in downtown NorfolkBut Jenkins, 25, was one of the two people killed in the shooting outside Chicho's Pizza Backstage, a restaurant and bar, according to Norfolk Police. The other person killed was Devon M. Harris, also 25.Jenkins' father, Maurice, told The Virginian-Pilot she"wasn't much of a going-out kind of person at all.
A statement from the newspaper said Jenkins covered education for the Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. "For two years, she's covered the stories of Hampton Roads with compassion and care," the statement said. She had previously worked at Atlanta Magazine and CNN. "Sierra was funny, energetic and full of enthusiasm. We are absolutely heartbroken," the statement said."Our community is better because of her reporting."Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi urged anyone with cellphone video, surveillance footage or any other information to contact Norfolk Police.
"On a personal level, please do not mix guns and alcohol. Leave the guns at home," Fatehi said in a statement.
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