At the least 5 individuals have been injured, and a suspect was killed, after a person drove his pickup truck by way of 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 Division of Public Security Sgt. Bryan Washko stated that the truck was pushed “several hundred yards” by way of the doorway of the J.C. Penney retailer.
Startled consumers have been injured as the motive force was “actively running people over” and a fifth went to the hospital on their very own, Sergeant Washko stated. These injured ranged from 6 to 75 years previous, he stated.
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The incident unfolded as authorities seen that the suspect, who has not been recognized, was seen “driving erratically,” and police tried to tug him over.
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As an alternative of stopping, the motive force received off the freeway, drove to the car parking zone of the Killeen Mall and smashed his automobile by way of 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 person driving the truck was fatally shot by legislation enforcement, authorities stated.
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“There were officers from D.P.S., the Killeen Police Department and three other agencies that engaged in gunfire to eliminate this threat to the community,” Sergeant Washko stated.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Division for remark.
