Hello, I am Fort Worth Police Department
chief of Police, Neil Noakes.
I'm here to provide you with
updated information concerning
the critical police incident that
occurred on December 13th, 2022.
The completed investigation and all
of the collected evidence will be
turned over to the Tarrant County
District Attorney's Office for
review and grand jury presentation,
which is standard operating
procedure for the Fort Worth PD.
On December 13th, 2022,
at approximately 11:09 PM,
the Fort Worth Police Department
received a 911 call from a woman who
reported that a man who was later
identified as 33 year old Frank Pierce,
was breaking into multiple vehicles
at an automotive repair shop in the
2700 block of White Settlement Rd.
And the caller gave a description
of the suspect.
Or please my brain in 048
with location phone number.
Yes, I'm calling because there's
somebody that's breaking into
all the cars at my friends shop,
my friends right here with
me that owns the shop.
But somebody is getting into
all the cars and being crazy.
Northwest Patrol officers responded
to the auto repair shop and learned
that Pierce had driven away from
the business and a black Range Rover
that had been left at this location
for service and repair prior to
the officers arrival and that there
was a gun under the driver's seat.
The officers broadcasted description
of the stolen vehicle and the
possibility of a gun being in the
vehicle over the police radio.
At approximately 11:29 PM officers
located the stolen vehicle
and initiated a traffic stop.
But Pierce fled from the officers.
Officers pursued the stolen vehicle
for 10 minutes and deployed several
successful tire deflation devices that
deflated multiple tires on the vehicle.
The pursuit ended when Pierce attempted
to make a U-turn at the intersection
of NW 28th St and Chestnut Ave.
Pierce lost control of the vehicle and
drove into a low retaining wall on the
northwest corner of the intersection.
What we're doing. Stop.
Turn the car off. Turn it off.
Put your hands out the window.
Hands off the window.
He's reaching down.
Watch your hands up.
You don't see anything.
I don't see anything.
I don't see this right.
Right here.
Appears attempted to reverse the
vehicle away from the retaining
wall to continue to evade officers.
An officer in a marked police unit
pulled in behind the stolen vehicle to
assist in discontinuing the pursuit.
Put your hands up.
Multiple officers gave Piers
commands to show them his hands,
but he did not comply and began
reaching down between the front
seats of the vehicle and attempting
to break out the front windshield.
In order to get a better
visual inside of the vehicle,
a Sergeant approached the passenger
side of the vehicle and used his
baton to break out the rear window.
Cassie, we're doing here.
See what he's doing?
Shuffle.
Moments after, an officer standing on the
driver side of the stolen vehicle fired
his patrol rifle one time, striking peers.
Everyone. He's trying to break out the
front windshield right now, be advised.
Pierce was removed from the vehicle and
officers began providing medical aid.
He was transported to a local
hospital for treatment and is
currently in stable condition.
Pierce has been charged with auto theft
and evading arrest with her vehicle.
Investigators are still in the process
of collecting evidence and conducting
interviews to get a better understanding
of the facts and circumstances that
led to the officer firing his weapon.
This officer has been placed on
administrative reassignment while major
case and internal affairs investigators
complete their investigations.
Even though we are providing an update,
please keep in mind that we are still
in the preliminary stages of this
investigation and that we're still working
to collect information about the facts
and circumstances surrounding this event.