At least five people were injured and a suspect was killed after a man drove his pickup truck through the glass doors of a JC Penney at a Texas mall, police said.

The incident occurred Saturday evening, a few days before Christmas, at the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas – about 70 miles north of Austin.

In a news conference Saturday evening, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said the truck drove “several hundred yards” through the entrance of the JC Penney store.

Frightened shoppers were injured when the driver was “actively running people over” and a fifth went to hospital alone, Sergeant Washko said. The injured ranged in age from 6 to 75, he said.

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The incident occurred when authorities noticed the suspect, who has not been identified, “driving erratically” and police attempted to pull him over.

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Instead of stopping, the driver exited the highway, drove into the Killeen Mall parking lot and rammed his car through the doors of the JC Penney, Sergeant Washko said.

A look at the window of JC Penney where the suspect drove his truck into. (KXXV)

The man driving the truck was fatally shot by police officers, authorities said.

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“Officers from DPS, Killeen Police Department and three other agencies engaged in shooting operations to eliminate this threat to the community,” said Sergeant Washko.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Killeen police for comment.