Man shot dead by police after driving into Texas mall, striking multiple people
A man who struck multiple people after driving into the Killeen Mall on Saturday was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
A man who struck multiple people after driving into a Texas mall on Saturday was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
The man plowed into the front of a JC Penney store at the Killeen Mall in Killen, shattering the glass doors and continuing to drive his black pickup about 100 yards while “striking multiple people” and “actively running people over,” Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said during a news conference Saturday night.
Police then opened fire and fatally shot the suspect. Washko said there is no longer a threat to the community and that the Texas Rangers are investigating the police shooting.
Four people were transported to local hospitals with injuries ranging from severe to minor, Washko said. He added that another person hurt in the incident walked into a hospital with minor injuries.
No deaths have been reported besides the suspect. Washko said the injured range in age from six to 75 years old.
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