At least five people were injured, and one suspect was killed, after a man drove his pickup truck through the glass doors of a JCPenney in Mall in TexasThe police said.
The accident happened Saturday evening, a few days before Christmas, at the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas, about 70 miles north of Austin.
In a news conference Saturday evening, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Brian Washko said the truck drove “several hundred yards” through the entrance to the J.C. Penney store.
Stunned shoppers were left shocked when the driver was “actively running over people” and a fifth was gone To the hospital The sergeant said they complained alone. He added that the ages of the injured ranged between 6 and 75 years.
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The incident unfolded As the authorities noted The suspect, who has not been identified, was seen “driving erratically,” and police attempted to stop him.
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Instead of stopping, the driver went off the highway, drove into the parking lot of the Killeen Mall and crashed his car through the doors of JCPenney, Sergeant Washko said.
Glancing at JC Penney's window, the suspect drove his truck inside. (KXXV)
Authorities said the man driving the truck was shot and killed by law enforcement.
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“There were officers from DPS, the Killeen Police Department and three other agencies They engaged in shooting “To eliminate this threat to the community,” Sergeant Washko said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Department for comment.
