8 Injured As Customer Rams Into CarMax Store

At least eight people were injured when a customer rammed into a CarMax store in Inglewood, California, Saturday afternoon, according to the Inglewood Police Department. The incident is being investigated as an intentional act. Police were dispatched to the store on the 8600 block of S. La Cienega Boulevard at around 2:03 p.m. local time, after a customer exited the building, entered a vehicle and drove into the business, police said, adding that a “business dispute” may have been the driver’s motive. Video of the crash circulating on social media shows a silver Subaru backing into the business via a doorway before making a turn and driving out via another doorway.

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In a statement, CarMax said the suspect was a customer who “had his vehicle appraised.” In a separate statement, the company said two of its employees and “several customers” were hurt. The employees were treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, it said, adding that the injured customers were also hospitalized. Police said the driver left the store following the crash and turned himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department at a police academy on Manchester Avenue. He was arrested and is being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, per Los Angeles County jail records. The suspect faces multiple counts, including assault with a deadly weapon.

Source: MSNBC