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CHAPPELL HILL, Texas — A person drove a stolen 18-wheeler right into a Texas Division of Public Security constructing Friday, killing one particular person and injuring 13 others, in line with native officers.
The motive force of the stolen 18-wheeler was recognized as Clenard Parker, 42, from Chappell Hill, regulation enforcement officers mentioned in a Friday information convention. He was unhurt and brought into custody.
Parker was denied his industrial driver’s license on the Brenham public security workplace on Thursday afternoon, in line with authorities. He was fleeing pursuing deputies on the time of the crash, police say.
“This can be a tragic day for us,” division regional supervisor Gerald Brown mentioned on the information convention. “My coronary heart and prayers goes out to the relations of these which might be injured, in addition to these which might be injured.”
Parker is dealing with a number of felony prices, in line with authorities.
Brenham Mayor Atwood Kenjura described the incident as “a extremely mindless tragedy” on the information convention.
He added the suspect appeared to have been backing up with the intent of ramming the constructing a second time.
“Our hearth chief talked about that if he had veered just a little bit to the left the second time, there would have been a collapse of that constructing, which might have resulted in much more accidents and attainable dying,” the mayor mentioned.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mentioned he and his spouse are “saddened to listen to of the tragic incident on the Texas Division of Public Security workplace in Brenham” in a put up on X. “Be a part of us in praying for the Texan who handed, these injured, and their family members. I thank first responders for his or her swift response. Texas will convey this heinous felony to justice.”
“We imagine this was a felony act,” Washington County, Texas Sheriff Otto Hanak advised CNN affiliate KHOU on Friday.
The division of public security introduced the arrest on X and mentioned, “There is no such thing as a additional menace to the neighborhood.”
Aerial footage from CNN affiliate KTRK exhibits a semi with a flatbed trailer loaded with what seems to be rebar. A big hole is seen within the entrance of the constructing, and the automobile’s cab is severely broken.
Brenham is about 70 miles northwest of Houston.
Contributing: Sara Weisfeldt and Rosa Flores
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