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Driver who ploughed into Christmas parade faces homicide charges

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4 years ago

November 23, 2021

Darrell Edward Brooks Jr, 39, will face charges of intentional homicide after ploughing high speed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha Wisconsin

Darrell Edward Brooks Jr, the driver of the red SUV that killed five and injured over 40 people by ploughing through a #Christmasparade in #Wisconsin has been charged with five counts of intentional homicide #Waukesha #Wisconsin @VeronicaDudo pic.twitter.com/4a9Ijlky3Z
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) November 22, 2021

The driver of the car that plowed into a Christmas parade in the Midwestern US city of Waukesha, killed five and injured 48 people.

Darrell Edward Brooks Jr was apparently fleeing a domestic dispute at the time, and will face charges of intentional homicide, police said Monday.

Waukesha, Wisconsin police chief Dan Thompson said that suspect Darrell Brooks, 39, appeared to be fleeing a domestic disturbance. He also said he was not being pursued by police when he drove his red SUV through the city’s annual holiday parade on Sunday.

“A lone subject intentionally drove his maroon SUV through barricades and into a crowd of people that was celebrating the Waukesha Christmas parade,”
city police chief Dan Thompson said

Four women and one man between the ages of 52 and 81 were killed, and 48 people were hospitalised.

Waukesha police also said the incident was not an act of terrorism.

What happened?

Dozens remain in hospital after a speeding vehicle ploughed into a #Christmasparade in #Waukesha #Wisconsin that's being described as one of the state's largest mass casualty events involving children in recent history #DarrellBrooks @AnthonyLucas30 pic.twitter.com/2op0szsT4A
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) November 22, 2021

US President responds to “an entire community is struggling to cope with a horrific act of violence”

"An entire community is struggling to cope with a horrific act of violence" US President Joe Biden says his administration is monitoring the "situation very closely" #Christmasparade #Waukesha #Wisconsin pic.twitter.com/h045mttDKa
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) November 22, 2021

What do we know about the suspect?

What do we know about the suspect who killed five and injured over 40 people ploughing into a #Christmasparade in #Waukesha #Wisconsin? #DarrellBrooks @VeronicaDudo pic.twitter.com/HEw6bZmArZ
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) November 22, 2021

39 yo Driver to face homicide charges for deaths at #Wisconsin #Christmasparade with a Vigil to be held for the victims #Waukesha @VeronicaDudo pic.twitter.com/c5qZYSrgBv
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) November 22, 2021

Five dead, over 40 injured after car ploughs into Wisconsin Christmas parade

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