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WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The Lehigh County Coroner has identified the woman who died after she was shot outside a Walmart last week.
Nicolette Law, 20, from Allentown, died Friday after being shot outside Walmart on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township.
Officials said an autopsy would be performed on Monday.
District Attorney Jim Martin and Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks announced on Sunday that Edward Joel Rosario-Jimenez, 23, of Whitehall, is charged with felony homicide, attempted murder and aggravated assault; all crimes of the first degree; and the firearm should not be carried without a license, a third degree felony, officials said.
At approximately 6:55 p.m. on Friday, Whitehall Township Police were called with a report of gunfire in the Walmart parking lot in the 2600 block of MacArthur Road.
Upon arrival, police found two victims near a parked vehicle with the engine still running in the parking lot.
Both victims suffered from gunshot wounds, Law later died of the injuries. The other person is undergoing medical treatment.
The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office ruled Law’s death a homicide, initially only identifying her as Jane Doe.
Officials said investigators were able to obtain and review CCTV footage from the Walmart store showing the victim’s vehicle arriving and parking in an area of the merchandise pickup lot.
Within minutes, a black Toyota sport utility vehicle entered and parked directly in front of the victim’s vehicle, officials said.
Several victims were questioned by the police. Their identities will not be revealed.
Officials say a witness told police she went to the Walmart parking lot to pick up her child, who is also the child of one of the shooting victims.
The witness told police that she arrived in the Toyota with Rosario-Jimenez and two other people and that Rosario-Jimenez had an argument with one of the victims. The witness told police she heard gunshots and left in the Toyota, but Rosario-Jimenez remained in the parking lot.
Another witness told police he saw Rosario-Jimenez shoot the victims several times, police said.
Police say a handgun was found hidden in a snowbank next to where the shooting took place.
Edward J. Rosario-Jimenez was also arrested in a previous shooting incident on September 14, 2019, on a single count of simple assault, reckless endangerment and terrorist threats.
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