At least 5 individuals had been injured, and a suspect was killed, after a person drove his pickup truck by the glass doorways of a J.C. Penney in a mall in Texas, police stated.
The incident occurred on Saturday night, simply days earlier than Christmas, on the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas – which is about 70 miles north of Austin.
In a press convention on Saturday night, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko stated that the truck was pushed “a number of hundred yards” by the doorway of the J.C. Penney retailer.
Startled customers had been injured as the motive force was “actively working individuals over” and a fifth went to the hospital on their very own, Sergeant Washko stated. Those injured ranged from 6 to 75 years outdated, he stated.
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The incident unfolded as authorities noticed that the suspect, who has not been recognized, was seen “driving erratically,” and police tried to tug him over.
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Instead of stopping, the motive force received off the freeway, drove to the car parking zone of the Killeen Mall and smashed his automotive by the doorways of the J.C. Penney, Sergeant Washko stated.
A take a look at the J.C. Penney window the suspect drove his truck into. (KXXV)
The man driving the truck was fatally shot by legislation enforcement, authorities stated.
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“There had been officers from D.P.S., the Killeen Police Department and three different businesses that engaged in gunfire to eradicate this risk to the group,” Sergeant Washko stated.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Department for remark.
