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🌱 Patch AM: What investigators say led to an arrest in the Brandon Exchange shooting

Also, don't miss Free Dog Training Class on the Brandon Patch calendar

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Hi there, Brandon! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What investigators say led to an arrest in the Brandon Exchange shooting
  • Brandon crew uses heavy equipment to free man trapped under truck

Also on today's calendar: Free Dog Training Class and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 91, low: 72.
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Teen Arrested In Fatal Dick's House Of Sport Shooting: Hillsborough Sheriff (patch.com) — A teen has been arrested on a manslaughter charge in the July shooting death of a 15-year-old inside Dick's House of Sport at the Brandon Exchange, a case closely watched in Brandon. Investigators say surveillance video and ballistic testing linked the 16-year-old to a recovered firearm, and prosecutors have now approved the charge after a lengthy investigation.
   

• The Krasner Case Gives Way To A Courthouse Escape Caught On Video (audacy.com) — A dramatic rescue in Brandon saw a Grand Oaks Tree Service crew and Matt Chaney use heavy equipment, a jack, and blocks to lift a truck off a man pinned underneath. Shared as part of a broader news segment, the story underscores how quickly local workers responded to free the victim and prevent more serious harm.
   

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  • Yesterday I was heading down Lakeview Village Drive by Hillshire and a boy's minibike kind of fell apart as he was crossing the street.
    He was trying to pick up the pieces of his bike while bleeding from his arms, hands and knees. I was the 4th car behind the cars that went around… (Nextdoor Lakeview Village Brandon)
  • I need my gutters cleaned for a low cost, I have a ladder I may attempt to clean myself if I can't find a low rate , I'm just nervous to climb up there.
    If anyone does not mind helping out let me know . (Nextdoor Sterling Ranch)
  • Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Brandon. Apply here.
  • Ed Morse Automotive posted a job opening for Team Member - Cadillac, Brandon FL in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Tampa

  • Florida Man Wins Over $1.1 Million Jackpot At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino In Tampa (tampafp.com)
  • Atlantic's First Hurricane May Form Near Bermuda As Forecasters Slash Season Outlook (tampafp.com)
  • Hillsborough County cat tests positive for rabies, area of Gibsonton under 60-day rabies alert (fox13news.com)

Valrico

  • Florida Realtors launch campaign urging voters to support Amendment 3 property tax changes (clickorlando.com)

Seffner

  • Florida social media star's fans petition for him to star in Publix holiday commercial (fox13news.com)
  • Speed and bravery help 9-year-old Kai'ler Flounory break records (baynews9.com)

Ok Brandon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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