High speed Vehicle plows into Christmas parade killing marchers

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Not sure what the motive is yet but the video shows a vehicle at high speeds plowing into Christmas revelers at a Christmas parade in Waukesha Wisconsin a town about an hour from Kenosha.


Brayden Kowalski, a 19-year-old man who grew up in Waukesha, said that he was at the parade with his family when he saw an SUV accelerate through the crowd.

"He’s just blowing through people, kind of just dinging a lot of people, bodies flying everywhere,” Kowalski said. "These people didn’t get run over, they got f------ thrown through the air. Like a lot of people got tossed up into the air.”

Almost immediately after the SUV went through the crowd, Kowalski and his mom went out into the crowd to try to help people who were hurt. "You could see the fragments of brains,” he said. "There were quite a few people with broken limbs, like a lot of broken legs, a lot of people shouting with broken legs. It was horrifying.”

Kowalski grew up in Waukesha, a town of about 70,000 people. "This is the most peaceful loving town. Everyone is so friendly,” Kowalski said. "I know people say, ‘You would never expect this to happen here.' But this is one of those towns. You would have never thought this would happen.



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Multiple people were killed after an SUV plowed into crowds at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Sunday night, officials said.

City and law enforcement officials just gave an update on the incident. Many details are still unclear, but here's what we know so far:

  • "Some fatalities": Both Police Chief Dan Thompson and Fire Chief Steven Howard said there were "some fatalities" after a red SUV slammed into crowds at the parade. Neither official gave an exact number, and Howard noted, "we do not have any detailed information on the fatalities at this time."
  • 23 people taken to hospitals: At least 11 adults and 12 pediatric patients were taken to six Waukesha-area hospitals following the incident, Howard said. He said officials did not have specific information about any of the injuries at this time.
  • A person of interest is in custody: Thompson said a "person of interest" is in custody following the parade crash. Earlier in the day, he told reporters that officials had recovered the suspected vehicle.
  • An officer tried to stop the SUV: Thompson noted that one police officer discharged his weapon at the suspect's vehicle to try and stop it. "No bystanders were injured by a result of the weapon discharge," Thompson said.
 
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This is awful. I hope it was just somebody losing control of the vehicle, but it seems too "coincidental" so soon after the Rittenhouse trial.


It definitely looks like it was done on purpose.
 
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Not sure the motive. A witness stated that it definitely looked liked he was hitting people on purpose.

Lord have mercy.
I was being sarcastic but I agree that it looks intentional.
 
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This is awful. I hope it was just somebody losing control of the vehicle, but it seems too "coincidental" so soon after the Rittenhouse trial.
I completely agree with you. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and families of this despicable and senseless tragedy. :pray:

I just ran across this news article below this morning. This is a new low! :(

Illinois Democrat ties Waukesha tragedy to Rittenhouse case in mocking posts: ‘Probably just self-defense’

Illinois Democrat ties Waukesha tragedy to Rittenhouse case in mocking posts: ‘Probably just self-defense’

After Sunday’s Christmas parade horror in Waukesha, Wisconsin, an Illinois Democrat appeared to portray the tragedy as a form of payback for Friday’s acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha.

"It was probably just self-defense," read one of a series of mocking social media posts from Mary Lemanski, who is listed as the social media director for the Democratic Party in DuPage County, Illinois.
 
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I don't always rush out and post a prayer for victims of tragedy or violence unless it is particularly egregious. If I tried I would get nothing done but posting about such sad stories that happen all too often. But sometimes when a tragedy like this takes place, in the setting and context of merry makers just wanting to escape the lunacy of the age, it hits particularly hard.

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Daffey Thoughts: Prayers for the victims in WIsconsin
 
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The man being questioned after a red SUV plowed through Waukesha's Christmas parade, killing at least five people and injuring dozens, has been identified as Darrell E. Brooks Jr., a Milwaukee man with a criminal history dating back to 1999 that includes numerous violent felonies.

Multiple senior law enforcement sources told Fox News that the 39-year-old longtime felon was being questioned in connection with the attack.

Police said early Monday that a red SUV plowed into pedestrians Sunday evening, killing five and injuring at least 40 more. Some of the victims were children.


He has a long rap sheet and a number of pending cases. Brooks’ most recent court appearance came on Nov. 5 for charges including reckless endangerment, battery, domestic abuse, resisting arrest and bail jumping. He was out on $1,000 bail for those charges at the time of the attack.


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I saw it on our New Zealand news, it looked to me like it was done on purpose but it is hard to tell. I heard this morning that 5 children died because of it. No matter the reason, it is horrific. I feel so sorry for the children's family, they all went to a Christmas parade to have fun and then that happens.
 
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Saw this on the news just now...

They have now officially charged Darrell E. Brooks (the man shown above as the possible suspect) with five counts of intentional homicide with additional charges pending. They believe he acted alone with no evidence of a terrorist incident. He had left the scene of a domestic dispute just before police arrived.
 
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I saw it on our New Zealand news, it looked to me like it was done on purpose but it is hard to tell. I heard this morning that 5 children died because of it. No matter the reason, it is horrific. I feel so sorry for the children's family, they all went to a Christmas parade to have fun and then that happens.

They also listed the 5 people who were killed. One woman in her low 50's, three women in their 70's, and one man in his low 80's. Thankfully, no children (though many were injured) but still very horrific. :(
 
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