CNN —A man drove into a Texas mall after a 19-mile police pursuit, striking four people before he was fatally shot by responding law enforcement officers Saturday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Law enforcement shot and killed the suspect after the chase led them into the Killeen Mall during the busy holiday shopping season, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt.
The suspect exited the highway and entered the Killeen Mall parking lot, where he drove through the glass doors of a JCPenney store’s main entrance, according to Washko.
The suspect “drove through the doors and continued to travel through the JCPenney store, striking multiple people,” he said.
Carrasco said two police vehicles chased the truck, and just before officers nearly cornered the truck, the truck drove through the department store.
Persons:
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