CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — A Walmart employee was fatally shot by a masked man outside a Cheltenham Township shopping center as she left work late Wednesday night, according to police.
Cheltenham Police said they were called to Cedarbrook Plaza around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of a shooting in front of the Walmart on Easton Road and Greenwood Avenue.
Latosha Ann Cooper, 45, has been identified by authorities as the victim.
Authorities said that Cooper had just finished her shift at the Walmart and was by her white Nissan when the shooter, wearing a mask, fatally shot her.
The investigation is ongoing and an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning. The Walmart at 1000 S Easton Road is expected to be closed all day Thursday due to the investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact Montgomery County Detectives at 610-278-3368 or Cheltenham Police at 215-885-1600, ext. 499, or anonymously at ext. 777
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