🌱 Neighbors describe terrifying overnight barrage of gunfire at Lithonia apartments

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In today's newsletter:

• Neighbors describe terrifying overnight barrage of gunfire at Lithonia apartments
• Why a $1 dispute at a Lithonia gas station led to prison

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 96, low: 72.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'It sounded like a warzone.' Neighbors say '40-50 shots fired' in deadly shooting (wsbtv.com) — Residents at Stonecrest Mill Apartments in Lithonia were awakened around 1 a.m. by what they describe as 40 to 50 gunshots, leaving one man dead outside the complex. Neighbors, including a military veteran and a recent criminal justice graduate, say the barrage of rifle and pistol fire left them shaken and questioning their safety as police continue investigating.
   

• Georgia: Recidivist Felon Gets 20 Years for Shooting Man Over $1 (lawenforcementtoday.com) — A DeKalb County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after shooting another man in the foot during a dispute over a dollar at a gas station on Hillandale Drive in Lithonia. Prosecutors say the June 2025 incident escalated when the armed, repeat felon pistol-whipped the victim before firing, and a judge ruled he will serve the sentence without parole.
   

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Tuesday August 18
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• đAM Intramurals: Basketballđ(Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
• Sensory Story Bins
  Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Listening & Learning Tour with Superintendent Dr. Johnson - SHS Clu
  Rockdale County SHS Theater, 3551 Underwood Rd.
  5:00 pm
• Toastmasters Club
  Stonecrest Library - Meeting Room
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I usually try to turn my doom scrolling into something educational at night before I pass out, and tonight I somehow ended up down a rabbit hole about… BUTTERFLIES.
  But specifically, what actually happens INSIDE the cocoon. Y'ALL. DID YOU KNOW THEY BASICALLY TURN INTO SOUP?! I should've known this a long time… (Nextdoor Buckingham)
• Good morning world!!
  This is my cousin Alex and he is missing. Since April our family has been searching and posting in hopes of finding him. We have met some wonderful… (Nextdoor Redan Library)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Conyers. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Shift Leader in Conyers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lithonia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stonecrest

• National prayer rally planned for what would have been Nolan Wells' 19th birthday (sunherald.com)

Stone Mountain

• Man wanted for almost decade for murdering victim in shooting in Waukegan captured in Georgia (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Classic Film Review: The First Person Diary Doc is born on 'Sherman's March' (1985) (rogersmovienation.com)
• LSU Football Recruiting Central – Lane Kiffin And Staff Looking Ahead To 2028 While Filling '27 Class (tigerrag.com)

Tucker

• Pic(k) of the Week: And what is so rare as a day in June? (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
• Pic(k) of the Week: Rowboat ruin (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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