Service Held For Murdered Member Of British Parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led lawmakers from all parties in the service for lawmaker Sir David Amess, who was murdered on Friday. Amess was stabbed at a church on Friday in a town just east of London.

Tuesday, October 19th 2021, 9:29 am

By: Drake Johnson

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TULSA, Oklahoma -

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led lawmakers from all parties in the service for lawmaker Sir David Amess, who was murdered on Friday.

Amess was stabbed at a church on Friday in a town just east of London.

Police arrested the 25-year-old son of an ex-media advisor to a Somali Prime Minister at the scene.

Services for Amess were held at Saint Margaret's Church at Westminster.

There were two hours of tributes to Amess from his colleagues in Parliament before the service.

Drake Johnson

Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.