Police arrest two suspects in Cheltenham Walmart shootings
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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