🌱 Teen Shot At Relax Inn + Over 68K OKC Zoo Visitors In November

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here are the most important things going on today in Oklahoma City.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the morning. High: 48 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. Police are on the lookout for a gunman after a teenager was shot in Oklahoma City. Officers with OKC arrived at the Relax Inn near NE 23rd and Martin Luther King, where they came across a victim with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The teen was transported to OU Health in critical condition and taken into surgery, while the suspect was last seen running from the scene. Investigators are still trying to piece together the cause of the altercation, as witnesses have shared conflicting stories. (news9.com KWTV)
2. The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden set a new monthly attendance record for November with 68,838 total visitors. The number shattered the previous November attendance record of 44,683 guests set in 2019. The dramatic increase in visitation can be partially attributed to unusually mild temperatures and the recently opened wildlife habitat Predator Pass. However, the zoo stated that the biggest source of new visitors has likely been its new Safari Lights holiday experience. (Journal Record)
3. An Oklahoma City organization is sending care packages to deployed troops this holiday season. (KOKH FOX25)
4. Hundreds attended this year's Cowboy Christmas Parade in OKC's historic Stockyard City. (kfor.com)
5. Macy, an Okie shelter pup rescued in 2009, made her film debut as Sandy in"Annie Live!" on NBC. (kfor.com)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Santa Storytime - Mustang City Calendar (9:30 AM)
• Del City City Council Meeting - Del City Chamber of Commerce (6:00 PM)
• Sharon L Vanover Memorial Event Wrapping Parties (6:00 PM)
• Festival of Trees - Mustang City Calendar (6:00 PM)
• The Village City Council Meeting - Northwest Oklahoma City Chamber (7:30 PM)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.