A minimum of 5 folks have been injured, and a suspect was killed, after a person drove his pickup truck via the glass doorways of a J.C. Penney in a mall in Texas, police mentioned.
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 mentioned that the truck was pushed “a number of hundred yards” via the doorway of the J.C. Penney retailer.
Startled buyers have been injured as the driving force was “actively operating folks over” and a fifth went to the hospital on their very own, Sergeant Washko mentioned. These injured ranged from 6 to 75 years previous, he mentioned.
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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 drag him over.
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As an alternative of stopping, the driving force obtained off the freeway, drove to the parking zone of the Killeen Mall and smashed his automotive via the doorways of the J.C. Penney, Sergeant Washko mentioned.
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 mentioned.
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“There have been officers from D.P.S., the Killeen Police Division and three different companies that engaged in gunfire to get rid of this menace to the neighborhood,” Sergeant Washko mentioned.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Division for remark.
