A fleeing motorist in Texas was shot and killed by law enforcement after crashing a pickup truck into a JCPenney store at a crowded shopping mall. This incident injured five bystanders, according to authorities.
Sgt. Bryan Washko from the Texas Department of Public Safety reported that four of the injured individuals were transported to hospitals from the Killeen mall, while the fifth person sought medical attention independently.
They ranged in age from six to 75 years old, and their conditions were not immediately known.
The Killeen Police Department’s Ofelia Miramontez stated that the episode commenced with reports of a reckless driver in a black pickup truck in Belton, located approximately 30 kilometres away from the mall.
The chase began around 5pm (local time) on Interstate 14, according to Washko.
The driver pulled off and drove into the mall’s parking lot, crashed into the department store and continued driving, Washko said.
Local law enforcement at the mall — one working security and two others who were off duty — also traded gunfire with the suspect, he said.
Washko had no information on the suspect’s identity.
