Police arrest two suspects in Cheltenham Walmart shootings

The Walmart in the Cedarbrook Plaza Shopping Center. (Google Maps)

The Walmart in the Cedarbrook Plaza Shopping Center. (Google Maps)

Authorities say two people were arrested after a reported shooting at a Walmart near Philadelphia.

Emergency dispatchers in Montgomery County say gunfire was reported just after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Cedarbrook Plaza Shopping Center in Cheltenham Township.

Philadelphia police, who were among those responding, said the male suspect and a female passenger fled the scene and tossed the gun from the car. Police say the suspects then ran into a police vehicle, injuring two officers.

The officers were taken to a hospital along with the female passenger/suspect. The male suspect was apprehended but tried to kick out the window of a police vehicle and was hit with a stun gun, after which he also was taken to a hospital.

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