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🌱 How a Hagerstown shooting chase ended with arrests in West Virginia

Martinsburg, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Hagerstown shooting chase ended with arrests in West Virginia
  • Why is a huge federal gun database sitting in Martinsburg?

Also on today's calendar: Made For a Purpose Fall and Family Living Well Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Charged After Hagerstown Shooting and Pursuit (newsbreak.com) — A Hagerstown shooting led to a police pursuit that ended in West Virginia, where two suspects were arrested on serious assault and firearm charges. West Virginia State Police, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, and ATF’s Martinsburg office all helped investigate, underscoring how cross-border crime can quickly involve Martinsburg-area law enforcement resources and residents’ safety concerns.
   

• GOP Congressman Wants to Know Why the ATF Essentially Has a Gun Database Right Now (townhall.com) — A massive federal gun records database is being operated out of the ATF’s Martinsburg facility, and a Texas congressman is demanding an investigation into whether it violates federal law banning gun registries. The piece sharply criticizes the ATF and promotes gun-rights groups, but the Martinsburg connection means this national fight directly involves a federal operation based in your community.
   

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    A misty morning on the Shenandoah River. Took this last fall near Charlestown WV. (Nextdoor Whitings Neck-Cress Creek)
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    I’m 60 and started skating about 4 months ago. I fall all the time , have tons of bruises and have not managed to let go of the railing but i will… (Nextdoor Spring Mills)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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