![]() Local authorities acted quickly and did an outstanding job. In a statement, a spokesperson for Walmart said: "We are relieved that an arrest has been made and thankful that injuries sustained by three of our associates and a customer are non-life-threatening. "They made this arrest initially thinking they were arresting somebody for trying to leave the scene of an auto accident and then realizing it's a much more serious crime, a triple shooting."įrye said a total of eight emergency service agencies and 22 police departments, including Philadelphia Police and the Montgomery County SWAT team, assisted with the incident. "It was a good job by Philadelphia police who happened to be at the right place at the right time," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6 ABC. "We were petrified, and we were trying to be quiet."įrye said the shooting was a "very dangerous situation," reported the Associated Press, because it is a "very crowded Walmart, a lot of shots were low, the floor is hard…there's a risk of ricochet." The chief added that the suspect was "definitely on some type of drugs," citing reports from the hospital.Ĭheltenham Township Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "We didn't know whether the shooter was still in the store," Jaynee Davis, 55, a customer inside the store when the gunshots rang out, told The Inquirer. ![]() I thought somebody was going to kill me."Īccording to The Philadelphia Inquirer, a Walmart store manager, a cashier and a customer were among those shot. When he spots the camera, the suspect says: "I'm sorry, man. Police used a stun gun on the male suspect after he tried to break through the police car window, reported the Associated Press.įootage captured by 6 ABC shows Cheltenham police taking in the battered and bruised suspect, who is handcuffed. ![]() The female suspect was also injured in the crash and taken to the hospital. Two Philadelphia police officers were injured apprehending the unnamed suspects and taken to the hospital. "They ditched the gun and it was recovered by police at Cheltenham and Mount Pleasant Avenues." Sedgwick Avenue and they were taken into custody," Frye said. "The suspects crashed their vehicle into the rear of Philadelphia Police cruiser at the Forrest Avenue and E. ![]()
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