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🌱 19th Avenue Shooting Footage Released + Brady List Delay Reduction

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Happy Saturday, people of Phoenix! Let's get this day started. Here are the most important things going on today in Phoenix.

First, today's weather:

Hot with hazy sunshine. High: 103 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories in Phoenix today:

  1. The Phoenix Police Department has released footage from the shooting of a man on 19th Avenue on May 1. The man was reportedly waving a machete while speaking Spanish. The unidentified man is currently in the hospital and the department has announced plans to book him into Maricopa County Jail on aggravated assault of an officer after he is released. (Phoenix Patch)
  2. The Phoenix Police Department has reportedly reduced the time it takes to send officers to the "Brady" list. It is now taking the department 28.5 days on average to report an officer which is substantially faster than the months-long delay in the past. A "Brady" list is meant to track problematic officers through the county prosecutor's office. (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)
  3. Best Buy is opening a Best Buy Outlet store in Phoenix. The new store type will be a transformation of an existing location near Paradise Valley Mall. The national electronic store chain hopes its outlet stores will provide savings to customers while reducing the number of electronics that end up in landfills. (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)

Today in and around Phoenix:

  • Paws to Read At The Foothills Branch Library (3:00 PM)
  • Jam-Boree Acoustic Jam At The Foothills Branch Library (3:00 PM)
  • Herbals and Florals At The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (7:00 PM)
  • Gatecreeper DJ Set At Crescent Ballroom (7:00 PM)
  • La Zenda Norteña And Alex Ramirez At Stratus Event Center (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The Phoenix Zoo shares an adorable video of an animal chowing down on some vegetables. Click to watch. (Facebook)
  • Desert Botanical Garden is exhibiting Chihuly in the Desert. Click to plan your next visit or purchase tickets here. (Facebook)
  • The Phoenix Art Museum is hosting a special workshop with illustrator Loretta Tedeschi-Cuoco today at 10:00 a.m. Purchase tickets here. (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! See you all Monday morning for another update.

— Dominique-Noelle Rafael

About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year.

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