The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for 'several hundred yards,' an official said.
A truck driver drove through a mall in Killeen, Texas , Saturday night, striking several people and injuring at least five, authorities said. The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement. The situation unfolded at around 5 p.m. local time when an officer called in a suspected drunken driver, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko told reporters in a briefing Saturday evening. Killeen is located about about an hour north of Austin.
He traveled several hundred yards,' Washko said. The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement, Washko said, disclosing that officers from five different agencies, including Texas DPS and the Killeen Police Department, 'engaged in gunfire to eliminate this threat.' The suspect's name was not immediately released. At least five people, ranging in age from 6 to 75, were hurt, Washko said. Their conditions were not confirmed.
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