🌱 Chuck E. Cheese Shooter ID'd + Hoover Man Wins Fishing Tournament

Morning, everybody! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Patch newsletter — here to explain everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

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But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm. High: 72 Low: 63.
• Thursday: A strong afternoon t-storm. High: 73 Low: 39.

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Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. UPDATE: The man responsible for the shooting at the Birmingham Chuck E. Cheese on Highway 280 on Sunday has been identified. Police have identified the suspect as Jacques Delawrence Hunter, Jr., 23, who is responsible for allegedly shooting a man, with whom he knew, at the family gathering at the location. As of Tuesday evening, Hunter was being held at the Shelby County Jail on bonds totaling $125,000 and was charged with first-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. (WBRC)
2. A Hoover native has won over $4,300 during the Major League Fishing Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournament over the weekend. Garrett Warren took home the prize after reaching the five-bass limit weighing in a total of 13 pounds, six ounces. Warren said, "I had probably 60 bites and only landed about 20. I lost a 4-pounder and another 4- to 5-pounder that I saw. So I knew the conditions were fire for good fishing, if you knew what you were doing." (WSFA)
3. A Birmingham man is dead following a car crash in nearby Leeds. The Friday crash occurred at mile marker 140 on I-20 West around 10:47 a.m. The man has been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office as Roshid Dowone Hinkle, 26, who was driving a tractor trailer and struck another tractor trailer that was parked on the shoulder at the time of the crash. (Trussville Tribune)

Today and tomorrow in Hoover:

Wednesday, February 15

• Jack & Jill Day & Happy Hour At Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill (3:00 PM)

Thursday, February 16

• Happy Hour At Front Porch (3:00 PM)
• Vintage Market Days Of Birmingham Presents "Oh Lovely Day" At Finley Center (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Is it Spring yet? The 2023 Cherry Blossom Festival will be coming to the nearby Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Apr. 1. Don't miss it! (Japan-America Society of Alabama via Facebook)
• New homes have been listed for sale in the Hoover area! Get all the property details at the link. (Hoover Patch)
• If you're still feeling the love today, check out the photo at the link of Hoover Police Department's Officer Witschy with goats for Valentine's Day. (Hoover (AL) Police Department via Facebook)

That's it for today! See you all soon for another update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.