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Authorities have arrested a migrant from Haiti after he allegedly gunned down his wife in front of the Walmart where she worked, in what prosecutors believe was a green card marriage gone horribly wrong.
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Destino Jean-Louis, 23, was arrested on Friday on murder charges in connection with the brutal death of his estranged wife, Latosha Ann Cooper, 45, according to local and federal authorities.
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Cooper was killed on Wednesday while walking to her car after her shift at a Walmart in Cheltenham Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Police rushed to the scene just after 11.30pm and found Cooper lying next to her car with a gunshot wound to the head.
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She was pronounced dead upon arrival, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and Cheltenham Police Department said.
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Police believe Jean-Louis was hiding in a bush with a mask, waiting for Cooper to leave the store.
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He then allegedly walked up to her and shot her while she walked with a coworker.
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After unleashing bullets on Cooper, Jean-Louis allegedly fled the scene.
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Detectives arrested Jean-Louis after learning that he formerly worked at the Walmart where he met Cooper, and they struck up a romantic relationship.
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Prosecutors said the two were married on March 31, 2025.
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Jean-Louis was allegedly embroiled in immigration issues and the two had a recent fallout.
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Destino Jean-Louis was arrested on Friday by the US Marshal's Office and the Cheltenham Police Department in connection with the murder of his estranged wife
Jean-Louis faces murder charges for allegedly gunning down Latosha Ann Cooper as she left her shift at a Walmart in Pennsylvania
Authorities said Jean-Louis was a Haitian immigrant and married Cooper so he could stay in the country after overstaying his visa
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After determining Jean-Louis as the chief suspect in the homicide, authorities descended on his home and found a sandwich bag with 11 rounds of 0.22-caliber ammunition, according to prosecutors.
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An autopsy found that Cooper was killed with 0.22-caliber ammunition.
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Her cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds to the head, prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors have also alleged that Jean-Louis visited the Walmart multiple times in the weeks leading up to the murder, including during it, according to his phone records.
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The US Marshals Service said Jean-Louis immigrated to the US from Haiti and had overstayed his visa.
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Court records obtained by Fox 29 show that Jean-Louis entered the US in 2023 under a humanitarian program that ended under the Trump administration.
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Jean-Louis and Cooper met with immigration officials after they married, but failed to convince investigators it was legitimate, and his petition was declined, according to the court filing.
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Relatives and co-workers told detectives that the two were at one point in a relationship, but their marriage was primarily for Jean-Louis to stay in the country, the court documents stated.
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A relative of Jean-Louis also told investigators that he had married an 'older woman' for immigration purposes.
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Cooper allegedly cut ties with Jean-Louis and withdrew an application to allow him to stay in the US as her spouse in July, according to a court document viewed by CBS News.
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Authorities said he entered the country under a humanitarian program that recently ended
The shooting occurred outside a Walmart after Cooper left her shift with a coworker
Walmart then fired him because of his immigration status.
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Another employee at the store told detectives that he allegedly admitted to assaulting Cooper and repeatedly contacted staff for her work schedule, citing one instance on September 30, according to court documents viewed by Fox 29.
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Jean-Louis is being held without bail in Montgomery County jail.
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He was initially placed in federal custody before being transferred.
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He faces charges of murder in the first degree, murder in the third degree, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a firearm as an 'illegal alien,' and using a firearm with intent to cause harm.
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Jean-Louis is awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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The court docket does not yet list an attorney for him, and he has not entered a plea to the charges against him.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and Cheltenham Police Department for related court documents and additional comment.
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