🌱 YMCA Summer Camp Registration Opens + Downtown Shooting

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 68 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Montgomery:

1. The Montgomery Police Department is conducting an investigation into a shooting that occurred near its downtown headquarters. The incident occurred in the 300 block of North Ripley Street on Tuesday. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the 600 block of Madison Avenue and took the man to a local hospital to receive treatment. (Alabama News Network)
2. Jerimiah Walker, 17, is free after he posted $500,000 bail. District Judge Monet Gaines granted the bail request for Walker in his capital murder trial. Walker allegedly shot and killed Thomas Hand Jr. in front of Hand's two-year-old child. (WSFA12 News)
3. Registration for the YMCA of Greater Montgomery Summer Camp opens this weekend for children aged kindergarten through 8th grade. The program hopes to offer children the opportunity to step into nature while exploring the outdoors. A highly trained and imaginative YMCA staff will coordinate the camp. (WSFA12 News)

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Today in Montgomery:

• Active Older Adult (AOA) Stretch At Bell Road Branch YMCA (8:30 AM)
• BARRE At Bell Road Branch YMCA (8:30 AM)
• T&E At County of Montgomery (9:30 AM)
• Les Mills SPRINT At Bell Road Branch YMCA (5:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg meets with Mayor Reed to discuss infrastructure grants. (Twitter)
• Mayor Reed is asking the community to submit their ideas for American Rescue Plan Act funding. Click to submit your thoughts. (Twitter)
• With the tax deadline less than a month away, the Montgomery County Memorial Library System is providing the community with 2022 tax resources. (County Library)

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— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.