PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police say a man has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of Aruna Mittal, who was found shot dead inside her Philadelphia business Tuesday afternoon.
According to investigators, Robert Jiles, 64, followed Mittal as she entered her check cashing business on Old York Road near Grange Avenue in the Ogontz neighborhood of North Philadelphia, and forced his way inside.
Police say there was an immediate violent struggle between 67-year-old Mittal and the man, surveillance video captured, at which point he shot her in the chest.
Officers responding to the scene found her in the back room, where responding medics pronounced her dead.
Police say Jiles faces eight charges including criminal homicide.
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