Death toll in Waukesha holiday parade crash at five, with more than 40 injured and a suspect in custody
Authorities have recovered the driver’s vehicle and have taken one person into custody, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said at a news conference Sunday evening. He did not comment on a possible motive behind the attack.
The vehicle broke through barricades about 4:40 p.m. local time, roughly 40 minutes after the parade began. In interviews, witnesses recounted the terrifying scene after the vehicle barreled into the crowd, shattering the festive mood at the annual Christmas paradeWaukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly participated in the parade and described a jubilant atmosphere that quickly turned nightmarish. “Today we experienced a horrible, senseless tragedy,” he said. “I walked in the parade at the beginning.
A police officer fired at the SUV in an attempt to stop it, said Thompson, the police chief. No bystanders were injured by the gunfire, he said, adding that the authorities did not believe any shots were fired from the vehicle.Zack Heisler, a Milwaukee resident at the parade with his family, told The Washington Post. “It sounded like excitement, and the screaming sounded closer, then it sounded like terror. People sounded scared.
Kaylee Staral, an intern at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper, attended the parade with her family, who took their spots next to parents and children with candy bags and blankets. “It was supposed to be an exciting event,” Staral, 20, said in an interview with The Post. “A bunch of little kids were there. People were there to get in the holiday season.”Minutes later, the SUV shot past Staral and her family, and they watched as it rammed into participants.
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