5 injured as man drives car through Killeen Mall in Texas, suspect shot dead by cops

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Texas: The Texas police shot down a man after he drove his car through Killeen Mall, injuring five people in Texas. At least five people were injured in the incident. One of the inured person was sent to a local emergency room for treatment, as per reports.According to authorities, the suspect plowed into the front of a JC Penney store at the Killeen Mall in Killen. The impact caused the glass doors to shatter. Meanehile, the suspect did not stop and continued to drive his black pickup about 100 yards. In the process, he struck multiple people and ran over many people, said Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko.Meanwhile, the police had to open fore to subdue the suspect. The suspect was shot dead at last. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers are investigating the police shooting.The injured people were rushed to local hospitals with injuries ranging from severe to minor, Washko said. The people who were wounded range in age from six to 75. No lives were lost in the incident, except the suspect’s.The Killeen Police Department took to Facebook to dismiss rumours that there is an active shooter at the mall. “Sgt. Washko with the Department of Pubic Safety advised that a call came in about an erratic driver in a black pickup truck in Temple. A DPS Trooper located the pickup truck traveling westbound on I-14 and a pursuit ensued. The suspect then drove through the JCPenney south entrance at the Killeen Mall, injuring 5 people. They were all transported to local hospitals. The threat was stopped inside the mall by several officers. The male suspect is deceased,” the department wrote.It added, “Please be advised, that this was not an active shooter. The Texas Rangers will be conducting an investigation and DPS will be the lead agency on this incident.”

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