Wisconsin | 5 Dead, 40 Injured After Darell Brooks Speeds Into Christmas Parade. #Waukesha
Darell Brooks has been identified as the suspect. A SUV sped up during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing 5 and injuring 40. #Waukesha
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Five people were killed and at least 40 were injured when an SUV sped through a barrier and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Police confirmed the deaths in a statement late Sunday; investigators are examining whether the person who drove the SUV was fleeing from a crime.
US media have released the name of the unidentified suspect’s whom killed 5 and injured 40 by speeding up through a Xmas parade in Wisconsin.
Two law enforcement officials identified the suspect as Darell Brooks, 39.
A live video feed of the parade from the city of Waukesha showed a red SUV breaking through barriers and speeding into the roadway where the parade was taking place.
The city of Waukesha posted on its social media accounts late Sunday that it could confirm at least five died and more than 40 were injured, while noting that it was still collecting information. The city’s statement also noted that many people took themselves to hospitals. The city did not release any additional information about those who died.
A “person of interest” was in custody, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said, but he gave no details about the person or any possible motive. The investigation was ongoing, with assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
“What took place in Waukesha today is sickening, and I have every confidence that those responsible will be brought to justice,” Attorney General Josh Kaul, the state’s top law enforcement officer, tweeted.
Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Online court records showed a person named Darrell Brooks, with a birthdate making him 39, has two open criminal cases in Milwaukee County. In one case, filed Nov. 5, he is charged with resisting or obstructing an officer, reckless homicide, disorderly conduct, bail jumping and battery. Records show $1,000 bond was posted on Friday.
In the other case, filed in July 2020, Brooks is charged with reckless endangering and illegal possession of a firearm.
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