Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Darrel Schultz
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : White
Date : 12/21/2024
Location : Killeen Mall, JCPenney store
City : Killeen
County : Texas
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Killeen Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 21, 2024, around 5:00 p.m., law enforcement in Temple, Texas, responded to reports of a black pickup truck being driven erratically, allegedly by 53-year-old Darrel Schultz of Kempner, Texas. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper located the vehicle and escalated a chase on Interstate 14. During the chase, Schultz left the highway, and police chased him into the parking lot of Killeen Mall, where he crashed through the glass doors of a JCPenney store and drove inside the mall.
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Several people were struck. Five people, ranging in age from 6 to 75, were injured. Officers from DPS, Killeen Police Department, and off-duty officers from other agencies chased Schultz on foot inside the mall and shot and killed him. He is believed to have been unarmed. The Texas Rangers and DPS are investigating.
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Total Fatalities:One fatality
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/national-news/driver-killed-by-police-after-driving-truck-through-texas-mall-injuring-5/
2. https://people.com/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-after-driving-truck-through-mall-injuring-five-8765610
3. https://apnews.com/article/c0675243b3d3d6125881bb2131534b31
