The investigation began when Cheltenham police were dispatched to the shopping center at 81 W. Our family will continue to pray for law enforcement that the job that they do will be done with precision.” We want it done swiftly, we want it done accurately and we want it done fairly. Above all, we are in agreement that we want justice done. (Photo by Carl Hessler Jr.)Īllen King added, “We can’t articulate how grateful we are for the work that has been done to this point and the work that is still yet to be done and that they’re committed to doing. Kevin Steele (in background) announced arrests in the homicide investigation. “She was great, so her memory will never be lost.” Carol King and her husband, Allen, the parents of murder victim Rachel King, speak at a news conference where Montgomery County D.A. Our hearts are hurting but we also believe this, in time they will be healed and we will move forward with our grandson, Jalen,” Carol King said, adding she has faith prosecutors will bring justice for her daughter. “As a family of believers in Christ Jesus, we believe that vengeance does belong to God. Allen King Jr., and Carol King, also attended the news conference and thanked all of the investigators for their dedication to solving the crime and for the support they’ve received from the community. announced the arrests during a news conference attended by Cheltenham Police Chief John Slavin and Chief County Detective Mark Bernstiel. Steele, Goldstein and First Assistant District Attorney Edward F. It is a horrific killing of an innocent, young teacher in front of her 11-year-old son,” Steele added. “We’re going to continue to go down this track and investigate this, but it appears that it was a conspiracy. It’s hard to come to grips with,” said Steele, who intends to personally prosecute the case with co-prosecutor Caroline Goldstein. Suffice it to say, I am struggling with this one, where a truly innocent woman is targeted in a long-planned murder all because of an ended affair. “I’ve seen a lot of horrific homicides, evil homicides in my nearly 30 years of doing this as a prosecutor. Prosecutors identified Alhakim as the triggerman and Jean as the “mastermind” of the murder plot. “She was gunned down and the killer just drove away.” Steele said during a news conference on Wednesday. “This cold-blooded killing of Rachel King was a targeted murder of an innocent person, planned by these two defendants and horrifically carried out in front of King’s son,” Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. King’s son was seated in the rear of the vehicle and was not injured. King, described by prosecutors as a “devoted single mother,” stopped at the Dunkin’ store while on her way to take her 11-year-old son, Jalen, to a violin practice. Alhakim, 33, of Philadelphia, each were charged with first- and third-degree murder and related charges in connection with the April 11, 2023, fatal shooting of Rachel Elizabeth King. Julie Jean, 34, of Elkins Park, and Zakkee S. King, 35, of Cheltenham, a teacher at the Grover Cleveland Mastery Charter School in Philadelphia for 10 years, was shot multiple times as she sat in her vehicle in the drive-thru lane of the Dunkin’ store in the Melrose Shopping Center on West Cheltenham Avenue in Cheltenham. April 11, 2023, fatal shooting of Rachel Elizabeth King. Alhakim, 33, of Philadelphia, each were charged on Wednesday with first- and third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and related charges in connection with the 7:39 a.m. Julie Jean, 34, of the 7600 block of Washington Lane, Elkins Park, and Zakkee S. NORRISTOWN - An Elkins Park woman and a Philadelphia man were charged in connection with the “cold-blooded” fatal shooting of a woman as she sat in her vehicle at a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Cheltenham Township during what prosecutors theorized was a “murder-for-hire” plot.
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