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Week of April 13, 2023
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 39 | ISSUE 38
It’s any-bunny’s game
Two dead, two injured following Lakewood shooting No suspect in custody, LPD says no threat to community RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Patty McConnell holds up Beckett, 1, to meet the Easter Bunny during Saturday morning’s easter egg event at Maple Grove Park. Photos by Sara Hertwig
Local park district’s Easter egg hunt a hopping good time BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Saturday before Easter always comes with great egg-pectations, and April 8 was no different as thousands of families across the Golden and Lakewood areas attended local Easter egg hunts. The Applewood area’s Maple Grove Park was packed with 400-500 attendees, as families counted down the seconds until 10 a.m. on the dot. SEE BUNNY GAME, P2
A line of girls call out how many golden eggs they see as they wait for the Easter egg hunt to begin at Maple Grove Park.
Two men died in a shooting on the 5200 block of West 14th Street in Lakewood on April 6. Two others involved in the shooting are injured, and no suspect is in custody, according to Lakewood Police. The department added that it does not believe there is an active threat to the community. At about 11:52 a.m., LDP was called to the home on 14th Street after reports of gunfire ringing out. When officers arrived on scene, two men were suffering from gunshot wounds; one was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter. A third man on the scene also was suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and is expected to live. Detectives believe there is a fourth involved party who fled once LPD arrived to the scene SEE SHOOTING, P3
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