🌱 Patch AM: What we know about the arrest in Atlanta’s July triple shooting.

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In today's newsletter:

• What we know about the arrest in Atlanta's July triple shooting.
• Why is Big Tigger returning to Atlanta's V-103 morning show now?
• Why was Kim Zolciak leaving an Atlanta courtroom with her daughter?

Also on today's calendar: 4wk Beginner Salsa Class Atlanta Starts Mon Sept 14th and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 92, low: 73.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, a shower; warm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man arrested in connection with July triple shooting, Atlanta police say (fox5atlanta.com) — Atlanta police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a July 5 triple shooting on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in the Bankhead neighborhood. Officers took him into custody on Nelms Drive SW after a search warrant, and he now faces multiple aggravated assault and firearm charges, while investigators still have not released a motive or said if others are sought.
   

• Big Tigger returns to V-103 morning show after criminal charges cleared (fox5atlanta.com) — Atlanta listeners will soon hear Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan back on V-103's morning show after prosecutors declined to pursue domestic violence charges stemming from a Sandy Springs incident. He returns to "The Big Tigger Morning Show" on Monday, Sept. 14, following months off-air and amid ongoing related civil lawsuits involving his estranged wife and co-host Francesca Amiker.
   

• Real Housewives' Kim Zolciak 'not okay' after 15-year-old son KJ accused of sexual assault (themirror.com) — Atlanta-area reality TV fans may notice that former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak is struggling as her 15-year-old son KJ faces serious sexual assault charges. NeNe Leakes discussed checking in on Kim, and Zolciak was recently seen leaving an Atlanta court after a bond hearing where KJ was ordered to remain under house arrest with her.
   

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Monday September 14
• 4wk Beginner Salsa Class Atlanta Starts Mon Sept 14th →
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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• Trainer for a Day: World of Wild Theater →
  Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta
  8:30 am
• Members and Friends Day at Children's Museum of Atlanta →
  Children's Museum of Atlanta, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta
  9:00 am
• Tanger Outlets Deer Park Launches "Back to Play" Sneaker Recycling Initiative →
  Tanger Outlets Deer Park, 152 The Arches Cir, Deer Park
  9:00 am
• Monster Jam at Gas South Arena →
  Gas South Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth
  10:30 am
• Top Dawg Tavern is THE spot for NFL Football in Bethlehem →
  Top Dawg Tavern - Bethlehem, GA, 656 Exchange Cir, Bethlehem
  11:00 am
• Celebrate with Plant Sale →
  LikeMinds, 112 Krog St NE, Atlanta
  12:00 pm
• Create Custom Candles With Instructor Jocelyn - Candle Making Class by Classpop! →
  Taste Wine Bar and Market, 202 Chattahoochee Row NW, Atlanta
  1:00 pm
• Create Custom Candles With Instructor Jocelyn - Candle Making Class by Classpop! →
  Taste Wine Bar and Market, 202 Chattahoochee Row NW, Atlanta
  1:00 pm
• Stand-Up Comedy Class Graduation Show →
  Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree Street, Atlanta
  5:00 pm
• MELT-BANANA, Slick, Garbage for Lust →
  The Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta
  7:00 pm
• Hamilton →
  660 Peachtree St, Atlanta
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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