🌱 Phoenix Officers Shot & Injured + Rescuing Public Market Cafe?

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 81 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories in Phoenix today:

1. Early on Sunday morning, one officer was shot and another injured in north Phoenix and police are still searching for the suspect. The two officers were injured in an ambush-style shooting while attempting to make a traffic stop. Both officers are in the hospital and are expected to recover. Police urge anyone with information about the incident to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. (Phoenix Patch)
2. The Phoenix Public Market Cafe used to be a popular meeting spot in Downtown Phoenix before it closed in March of 2020. The building has remained empty ever since and is now in danger of being demolished. Now, Phoenix residents are rallying to save the building. The City of Phoenix has confirmed that the developer has not yet paid the city for the demolition permit. (Arizona's Family)
3. According to Phoenix police, an early morning police shooting on Saturday left a 39-year-old man dead. Adam Vespoli was suspected of getting into the driver's seat of a Phoenix Police Department patrol car and started to drive away. An officer shot Vespoli and was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries when an officer shot him (Phoenix Patch)

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Today in Phoenix:

• 2022 Carvana Arizona Tennis Classic At Phoenix Country Club (10:00 AM)
• St. Patrick's Week Specials And March Food Holidays At Miracle Mile Deli (11:00 AM)
• Wildlife Activist Group Monthly Meeting At Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Calling all Phoenix prospective homebuyers: These five new local properties have just been listed for sale. Get the details on Patch. (Phoenix Patch)
• Even a freeway can be a canvas for art! Check out The Arizona Republic's photo gallery of Arizona freeway art, including the geometric pattern of granite rocks on the Red Mountain Freeway and Hohokam Expressway in Phoenix. (The Arizona Republic)
• Gateway Celebrity Fight Night returned to Phoenix this weekend for the first time since 2019. Read ABC's recap of the charity event, which benefited Gateway for Cancer Research this year. (ABC 15)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.