🌱 Patch AM: What new 911 audio reveals about December’s Mercer Island killings

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In today's newsletter:

• What new 911 audio reveals about December’s Mercer Island killings

Also on today's calendar: Parent & Child: Out of This World Stories and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 52 and low of 48 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy with a touch of rain, temps: high: 55, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 61 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New police video, 911 audio shed light on Eastside triple murder-suicide (kiro7.com) — A recent triple murder-suicide has left three people dead in a Mercer Island home and another in Issaquah, following a long-running custody and legal dispute involving a local family. Newly released police video and 911 audio reveal an earlier domestic incident on Mercer Island that preceded the tragedy, while investigators on both sides of the lake are still analyzing evidence before issuing further updates.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer Island

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 15

• Selling Your Home in Today’s Market
  Aljoya Mercer Island, 2430 76th Ave SE, Mercer Island
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday January 13

• Mercer Island Library Book Group
  Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
  1:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Family Story Time
  Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
  11:15 am

Saturday January 17

• Parent & Child: Out of This World Stories
  Youth Theatre Northwest , 4400 86th Ave SE , Mercer Island
  9:30 am
• 3rd Annual Snowflake Celebration
  Mercer Island School District MIHS Commons
  5:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Family Story Time
  Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
  11:15 am
• LEGO Block Party!
  Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 24

• MUSIC | Tamar Ilana & Ventanas in Concert
  Stroum Jewish Community Center , 3801 E Mercer Way , Mercer Island
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Lessons In Chemistry Book Discussion
  The Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden , 12001 Main St , Bellevue
  3:00 pm
• Tutors at Bellevue Library (Study Zone)
  Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  3:00 pm
• Makerspace Drop-in
  Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  3:30 pm
• Winter Bravo Bash 2026: Starry Starry Night
  Theatre At Meydenbauer Center , 11100 NE 6th St , Bellevue
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crews respond to a rope rescue call for a female who fell 30 feet down a cliff and has multiple fractures, with the patient successfully extricated.
  4:56AM on Jan 10: Crews are responding to a rope rescue call in the 8000 block of 32nd Ave NW. (Nextdoor )
• Nextdoor user reports multiple police cars on South 170th and emergency vehicles at Lincoln Park.
  7:57AM on Jan 10: Police activity at S 170th St, SeaTac, Washington, per local source (Nextdoor )

• Williams-Sonoma, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Associate, Part Time Flex, Bellevue - Williams Sonoma in Bellevue. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bellevue

• How a closed door helped Bellevue family safely escape a house fire (kiro7.com)
• WA Company Ready to Launch Concealed Weapons ‘Radar' for Law Enforcement (keyw.com)
• Shoreline 17-year-old pleads not guilty to murdering teen (mynorthwest.com)

Seattle

• Buckeyes Close West Coast Trip Sunday at Washington (ohiostatebuckeyes.com)

Ok Mercer Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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