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June 25, 2021: Arvada Mayor Reflects On Shooting; Rediscovering Playwright Mary Chase

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A makeshift memorial has grown in Olde Town Arvada Square to Officer Gordon Beesley, a 19-year police veteran who was killed by gunfire Monday, June 21, 2021. His suspected attacker, and a civilian were also killed in the shooting.

Mayor Marc Williams discusses the shooting that took place in Olde Town Arvada on Monday. Plus, the drought is drying up Lake Powell, an important reservoir for a lot of Western states. Then, author Mimi Pockross talks about Denver playwright Mary Chase in her new biography, "Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat."