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🌱 New autopsy details the deadly WakeMed Garner shooting that shook residents.
Morning Garner! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- New autopsy details the deadly WakeMed Garner shooting that shook residents.
- How Garner’s new drought rules will change your lawn watering
Also on today's calendar: Craving more play, presence, and real connection? and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Hot with some sun, temps: high: 94, low: 65.
- Sunday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Autopsy Reveals Struggle That Killed WakeMed Officer (hoodline.com) — An autopsy has revealed new details about the deadly November 2025 shooting inside WakeMed Garner Healthplex, where a campus police officer died after his gun was taken during a struggle. The report, released this week, confirms how Officer Roger Smith was shot and later went into cardiac arrest, and it outlines ongoing questions about the suspect’s behavior and possible THC use before arriving in Garner. 
• Water restrictions to take effect in Garner amid severe drought, officials say (cbs17.com) — Starting Monday, April 20, Garner residents will face Stage 1 water-use restrictions because of an extreme drought, limiting when and how they can irrigate their lawns. Automatic and manual sprinklers will only be allowed during specific morning hours on assigned days, with penalties for violations. The move follows similar restrictions in Raleigh as Falls Lake levels approach critical thresholds.
📸 Around Garner
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Craving more play, presence, and real connection?
Wisp Candle Studio, 1320 5th Ave, Garner
3:00 pm
Sunday April 26
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Other local events
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2026 Children's Day Festival - Town of Cary NC
316 N Academy St , Cary
5:00 pm -
Shak-E-Ground
Lorraine's Coffee House & Music , 101 Timber Pointe Ln , Garner
7:00 pm -
Locked n Loaded Bikefest
Locked & Loaded Bar and Grill , 305 McCormick St , Garner
2:00 pm -
From the archives recipe
North Carolina State Farmers Public Market , 1201 Agriculture St , Raleigh -
44th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament
River Ridge Golf Club , 3224 Auburn-Knightdale Rd. , Raleigh
9:00 am -
*Free* Outdoor Yoga - Monday Evenings - MoonRunners Saloon
MoonRunners Saloon , 21 Technology Drive , Garner
6:45 pm -
Discovering NC Ag - NC Soybean Producers Association feature
North Carolina State Farmers Public Market , 1201 Agriculture St , Raleigh -
Track In Day
Rand Road Elementary , 300 Arbor Greene Dr , Garner
8:00 am
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Knightdale Knights vs Heritage Huskies
Knightdale High School , 100 Bryan Chalk Ln , Knightdale
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Oak City Brewing
Oak City Brewing Company , 616 N First Ave , Knightdale
5:30 pm -
Pottery Wheel Workshop
Pottery Camp , 12973 US-70 BUS , Clayton
6:00 pm -
LRHS Musical Show
Leesville Road High 8410 Pride Way, Raleigh, NC 27613
6:30 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for someone to cut my grass in Garner.
Also interested in laying new grass in the front of my home. I speak English and Spanish. Interested? Please contact me at 919-896-9390. Thank you. (Nextdoor Bingham Station) - Hey Family, Free sofa and love seat Set for who wants it or knows someone that will.
Sofa has a crack beneath but can be fixed. Anyone interested or knows someone that will be, please inbox me. These will go to scrap yard by Monday… (Nextdoor Mason Park)
- Manpower posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Garner. Apply here.
- Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Food Runner - Garner Chili's in Garner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garner here.
🗞 Nearby News
Knightdale
- How will the drought impact Triangle water supplies and residents? (heraldsun.com)
Fuquay-Varina
- Lawmakers urge denial of Fuquay-Varina water transfer as opposition grows (wral.com)
- NC Central track athlete charged with rape against fellow student: Records (cbs17.com)
- North Carolina Man Admits to Breaking Into Teacher's Home and Beating Her to Death With Rock (usmagazine.com)
Cary
- No. 15 (thecaryreport.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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