Daily News | Family of Rachel King, a Philadelphia teacher killed in a Dunkin’ drive-thru shooting, hopes for ‘swift justice’
Nearly a week after Rachel King, a popular teacher at a Philadelphia charter school, was shot to death as she sat with her son in a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Cheltenham, authorities are still searching for her killer as her family hopes for swift justice.in front of her 11-year-old son, Jalen, in what authorities are calling a “targeted murder.”
King’s brother, Matt, 28, called the crime “heinous” and said he could not fathom why anyone would want to hurt his sister.King’s father, a pastor, said he had counseled many members of his church through mourning and grief, but nothing prepared him for the loss of his daughter. King had raised Jalen, an only child, on her own as a single mom, with the help of her family, her father and brothers said.
“Rachel was loved by so many people. Her energy was ‘I’m going to make sure you love me,’” her brother Matt said. “To know Rachel is to love Rachel.” Last week, King’s family, friends, coworkers, and students held a balloon release ceremony in her honor at the school. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the Cheltenham Township Police Department at 215-885-1600 Ext. 400) or Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553. Tipsters may also call the Montgomery County
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