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Kettering woman shot Saturday while unloading purchases.
Monday, December 22, 2008
MORAINE — While there were no new developments in the case of two men accused of shooting a shopper Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Walmart Supercenter at 1701 W. Dorothy Lane, Walmart spokesman John Simley did speak to the concern of shopper safety.
"The safety and security of our customers and our associates is our top priority. Certainly, we are working with law enforcement on that matter."
Earlier this year, a 63-year-old woman was assaulted in the same parking lot and her car was stolen. Moraine police plan to talk with the Walmart store's management about security there.
Moraine police could not be reached for comment on the current investigation into the Saturday incident that sent a 28-year-old Kettering woman to Miami Valley Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
The two suspects, Lashawn Porcher and Richard Elijah, both 46 and from Dayton, remained in the Montgomery County Jail on Sunday evening.
They were apprehended by police after a witness followed them and led officers to them. Officers arrested the suspects at Moraine Auto Parts at 2833 Northlawn Ave.
Moraine police Detective Paul Guess says the woman was unloading purchases when two men approached her and demanded her purse.
Guess says the woman refused until she saw the gun. She was shot in the abdomen after she handed the purse over.
