Suspect killed after driving truck into Texas mall

At least five people were injured and a suspect was killed after a man drove his pickup truck through the glass doors of a JC Penney in mall in texasthe police announced.

The incident happened Saturday night, just days before Christmas, at the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas – which is about 70 miles north of Austin.

At a news conference Saturday night, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said the truck traveled “several hundred yards” through the entrance of the JC Penney store.

Surprised shoppers were injured as the driver “actively ran over people” and a fifth walked away to the hospital alone, Sergeant Washko said. The injured were between the ages of 6 and 75, he said.

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The incident unfolded as the authorities noted 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 the car through the doors of JC Penney, Sergeant Washko said.

A view of the JC Penney window where the suspect drove his truck. (KXXV)

The man driving the truck was fatally shot by officers, authorities said.

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“There were officers from DPS, the Killeen Police Department and three other agencies that was engaged in shooting to remove this threat to the community,” Sergeant Washko said.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Department for comment.