Crime & Safety

1 Person Shot, Killed In Montco Drive-Thru Tuesday: Police

Police urged residents to avoid the area as a heavy police presence descended on the scene.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — One person was shot and killed while waiting in a drive-thru in Montgomery County early Tuesday, according to police and media sources.

The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. at the Dunkin Donuts near Front Street and Cheltenham Avenue in Cheltenham Township.

Circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear.

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NBC Philadelphia reports that the victim was a woman and that a bullet hole was visible in a black SUV at the scene.

Police urged residents to avoid the area Tuesday morning.

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A heavy police presence remained in the area after the shooting.

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