🌱 Colorado Springs Shooting Kills 5 + Baby Carrot Invention

Hey, everybody! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. In today's issue, we'll touch on...

• Colorado Springs shooting claims lives of five, 25 more wounded.
• Food for those in need in high demand this Thanksgiving.
• Where do baby carrots come from?

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Monday's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 49 Low: 27.

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Another mass shooting in Colorado, this time in Colorado Springs. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, has been identified by authorities as the individual that is allegedly responsible for the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs. Two bar patrons subdued Aldrich in the club on Saturday night, after killing 5, and injuring at least 25 in the rampage. The shooter's motive is still unclear. (CPR)
2. Demand is high and resources are stretched thin, as nonprofit distributes food to hundreds for upcoming holiday. Hundreds of cars lined up at Arapahoe Community College to take advantage of a box food giveaway for Thanksgiving. Volunteers helped to provide families and individuals thousands of pounds of food last Saturday. (Citizen)
3. Man's BMW in Cherry Creek ransacked by thieves. Video captures thieves breaking into a car and stealing the stuff left in the vehicle. Juergen Waldvogel says this is the third time cars in the are have been broken into over the past year. (KDVR)
4. Where do baby carrots come from? The baby carrot is a fairly new invention. After seeing more than half his crop tossed due to odd shaped carrots in the mid-1980s, Mike Yurosek and his son Dave, came up with the idea to cut and peel those rejected carrots and turn them into baby carrots. The rest is history. (CBS News)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Kids Writing Group: Belmar Library. (6:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Breckenridge has small town charm and a laidback vibe. It's a place where visitors feel like locals, and locals have one heck of a good time, all season long. (Visit Colorado)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you Tuesday morning with a brand-new edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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