At least five people were injured, and a suspect was killed, after a man drove his truck through the glass doors of JC Penney in Texas storesthe police said.
The event took place on Saturday evening, a few days before Christmas, at the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas – about 70 kilometers north of Austin.
At a press conference Saturday evening, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said the truck was driven “several hundred feet” to the entrance of the JC Penney store.
Shocked shoppers were injured as the driver “shoved people off” and a fifth walked away the hospital alone, Sergeant Washko said. He said the injured ranged from 6 to 75 years old.
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The event happened as the authorities have observed that the suspect, who has not been identified, was seen “driving erratically,” and police attempted to pull him over.
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Instead of stopping, the driver got off the highway, drove into the Killeen Mall parking lot and smashed his car through the doors of JC Penney, Sergeant Washko said.
When he looked in the window of JC Penney the suspect drove off in his truck. (KXXV)
The man driving the truck was killed by police, officials said.
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“There were officers from DPS, the Killeen Police Department and three other agencies. shooting each other to end this threat to the community,” Sergeant Washko said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Department for comment.