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Employee found shot to death at cash advance shop in Taylor

Police believe robber shot employee Chelsea Small at Advance America on Telegraph Road

TAYLOR, Mich. – An employee was found shot to death Tuesday afternoon at the Advance America cash advance shop on Telegraph Road in Taylor.

Taylor police went to the business just after noon for a holdup alarm. Officers found Chelsea Small, a 30-year-old Gibraltar mother of two, dead with a gunshot wound.

Police believe someone robbed the cash advance store and killed Small.

There is no description of a suspect at this time. Police have not released any surveillance images or video.

"Our detectives are doing that right now. They are working with the corporate people right now, combing through all the surveillance so that we can get whatever information that's on there that's going to be helpful for us to locate this (suspect)," said Taylor Police Chief Mary Sclabassi.

Police seek information on white man

Police want to know if anyone noticed a white man about noon either entering or leaving the Advance America.

Anyone with information on this murder should contact Taylor police.