At least five people were injured. and the suspect died after a man drove his pickup truck through the glass door of a J.C. Penney in a department store in Texas, police said.
The incident happened on Saturday evening. Just a few days before Christmas. at Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas, which is about 70 miles north of Austin.
At a news conference Saturday evening, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said the truck was driven over. “Hundreds of yards” past the JC Penney store entrance.
Shocked shopper injured Because of the driver The victims were “running from people” and one in five went to the hospital on their own, Sergeant Washko said. The injured ranged in age from 6 to 75 years old, he said.
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The incident occurred when officers noticed that an unidentified suspect had been seen. He was “driving erratically” and police tried to pull him over.
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instead of stopping the car The driver turned back off the highway. Drive to the Killeen Mall parking lot. and smashed his car through the JC Penney door, Sergeant Washko said.
Look at the window of J.C. Penney. The suspect drove the truck into it. (KXXV)
A man driving a truck was fatally shot by law enforcement officers. The official said
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“There were officers from DPS, the Killeen Police Department. and other agencies The other three agencies came together to shoot down the threat to this community,” said Sgt. Washko.
Fox News Digital has contacted the Killeen Police Department for comment.
