Police Arrest Man For Deadly Shooting + Tulsa Welcomes Refugees

Happy Wednesday, people of Tulsa! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

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First, today's weather:

Pleasant with periods of sun. High: 78 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories in Tulsa today:

1. Tulsa police have arrested Marquelon Johnson, a man in connection to a deadly shooting that took place early Monday morning. According to police, he is accused of having shot and killed a man near East Pine Street and North Harvard Avenue. (News On 6)
2. Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma welcomed its twenty-third Afghan refugee to Tulsa, Monday night. The organization is acclimating the Afghan families to Tulsa life, but they are running into some trouble finding suitable homes. The nearly twenty Afghan refugees who arrived in Tulsa over the weekend are staying in short-term rental housing and remain just a fraction of the 800 refugees Catholic Charities expects to relocate. (KJRH)
3. The Tulsa Humane Society kicks off its 'Clear The Shelters' adoption event this week. (news9.com KWTV)
4. Tulsa Public Schools are offering $500 to employees who get vaccinated. (KOKI FOX 23)
5. Gathering Place, a Shawnee coffee shop, settles its dispute over the use of its name. (Tulsa World)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Coffee With A Cop - Broken Arrow Police Dept. (7:30 AM)
• Arby's Ride-a-Thon Day - Tulsa State Fair (11:00 AM)
• 2021 October Business@Lunch - Bixby Chamber of Commerce (11:30 AM)
• 2021 October Monthly Luncheon - Owasso Chamber of Commerce (11:45 AM)

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— Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.