At least five people were injured, and a suspect was killed, after a man drove his truck through the glass doors of a JC Penney mall in Texas, police said.
The incident took place on Saturday evening, a few days before Christmas, at the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas – which is 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.
Surprised shoppers were injured as the driver “ran people over” and the fifth went to the hospital, said Sergeant Washko. He said the injured ranged from 6 to 75 years old.
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The incident happened when the authorities realized that the suspect, who has not been identified, was seen “driving erratically,” and the police tried to pull him over.
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Instead of stopping, the driver got off the freeway, drove into the Killeen Mall parking lot and smashed into his car and the doors of the JC Penney, Sergeant Washko said.
Looking at the window of JC Penney, the suspect drove his truck and entered. (KXXV)
The man driving the truck was shot and killed by law enforcement, authorities said.
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“There were officers from the DPS unit, the Killeen police unit and three other agencies who were shooting each other to eliminate this threat to the community,” said Sergeant Washko.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Department for comment.
