BREAKING Officials: Philadelphia man wanted for murder of ex-girlfriend in King of Prussia Friday
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office issued an arrest warrant for 38-year-old Rafiq Thompson of Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.Upper Merion Township Police were dispatched to the Exxon Station at 113 N. Gulph Road for a report of shots fired.
When they arrived on scene they found the victim, identified as Tamara Cornelius, lying in the parking lot and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.A homicide investigation conducted by the Upper Merion Township Police Department and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau revealed that the suspect and the victim were previously in a relationship.
Investigators say the two met and talked briefly before Cornelius went to have dinner inside The Cheesecake Factory restaurant. After her visit to the restaurant, she drove to the Exxon at 113 North Gulph Road. Police say Thompson followed her to the gas station. As Cornelius was pumping gas into her vehicle, police say Thompson exited his vehicle and shot at her multiple times, even as she attempted to run away.If anyone has any information about the whereabouts of Rafiq Thomson, they are asked to call Upper Merion Township Police at 610-265-3232 or the Montgomery County Detectives' Tip Line at 610-278-DOIT .
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