Man shot dead by police after driving into Texas mall, striking multiple people

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Man shot dead by police after driving into Texas mall, striking multiple people

The suspect drove through a JC Penney store, traveling about 100 yards, "striking multiple people" and "actively running people over," officials said.

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Dec. 21, 2024, 9:42 PM EST
By Rebecca Cohen

A man who struck multiple people after driving into a Texas mall on Saturday was shot and killed by police, authorities said.

The man plowed into the front of a JC Penney store at the Killeen Mall in [Killeen], shattering the glass doors and continuing to drive his black pickup about 100 yards while "striking multiple people" and "actively running people over," Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said during a news conference Saturday night.

Police then opened fire and fatally shot the suspect. Washko said there is no longer a threat to the community and that the Texas Rangers are investigating the police shooting.

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Police were initially pursuing the man after getting a report at about 5 p.m. of a possibly intoxicated driver on the highway, Washko said. The driver exited Interstate 14 and entered the Killeen Mall parking lot before driving into the store.

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Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
Dennis Romero contributed.

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