Driver plows through Waukesha, WI Christmas parade.
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wrote on 21 Nov 2021, 23:31 last edited by George K
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16806934/waukesha-holiday-parade-chaos-in-wisconsin/
A tweet from the @WaukeshaAlerts account at 5:57pm ET reads: "Mass Casualty Incident @ W Main St & N Barstow St 12+ FD units responding. 12+ PD units responding. Reports of many people injured after a suspect drove through the parade. Possible shots fired."
Kaylee Staral took to Twitter just moments after the alleged incident took place, tweeting that a "car just ran through the middle of a downtown Waukesha" Christmas parade.
Multiple accounts indicate that shots may also have been fired.
It is reported that "heavy police and ambulance presence" is on the scene.
The City of Waukesha Facebook account had been streaming the parade live.
At the 21:54 mark, adults can be seen ushering performers to the side of the road to allow emergency vehicles through.
The City of Waukesha Twitter account had been posting photos of the parade until reports of the incident emerged.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
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wrote on 21 Nov 2021, 23:37 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 00:21 last edited by
Shit. Not far from Kenosha. I doubt that’s a coincidence.
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Shit. Not far from Kenosha. I doubt that’s a coincidence.
wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 00:24 last edited by George K@lufins-dad said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
Not far from Kenosha.
About an hour. About as far as Gaige Grosskreutz drove to Kenosha.
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@lufins-dad said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
Not far from Kenosha.
About an hour. About as far as Gaige Grosskreutz drove to Kenosha.
wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 00:34 last edited by@george-k said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
@lufins-dad said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
Not far from Kenosha.
About an hour. About as far as Gaige Grosskreutz drove to Kenosha.
So twice as far as Rittenhouse traveled? Got it.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 00:48 last edited by
I've been in Waukesha many times. Actually, driven through it many times, and stopped about a dozen times.
It's a typical Wisconsin suburban community. Strip malls, apartment complexes and upper-middle-class homes in subdivisions. It could be any town in the US.
Kenosha (which I drove through every time we went to the Cheddarshack) is a more industrial, business-oriented town. Perhaps "middle-class." We bought our 3rd GeorgeVan in Kenosha, and the family had a picnic on the lake there, about 15 months ago.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 00:51 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 00:59 last edited by
cnn calls it a holiday parade
Fox calls it a Christmas parade
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 01:04 last edited by
@copper said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
cnn calls it a holiday parade
Fox calls it a Christmas parade
I think I left my shocked face in Kenosha.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 01:59 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 02:00 last edited by
Mr. Mercedes.
I hope they catch the driver tonight.
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Mr. Mercedes.
I hope they catch the driver tonight.
wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 02:02 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
Mr. Mercedes.
I hope they catch the driver tonight.
Person of interest in custody.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 02:06 last edited by
11 adults and 6 pediatric patients transported to hospitals.
No definite account of fatalities, but probably more than one.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 02:11 last edited by
Did it look like they tried to go around the marching band then accelerated into the main throng?
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 12:32 last edited by
40 injuries. 5 fatalities.
There is a "person of interest" but no word as to whether s/he's in custody.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 12:36 last edited by
So far we know of at least 5 dead and over 40 injured. We also know that among those are members of a Marching Band (high school students?), a priest, school children, a group of girls in Santa hats and waiving pompons (no ages given), and a group called The Dancing Grannies.
No, Wisconsin does not have the death penalty if anyone is wondering.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 12:56 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 13:14 last edited by 89th
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/qzfzpx/multiple_videos_of_darrell_edward_brooks_jr/
Would only recommend watching if you can handle it. Doesn't show bodies, but shows enough...including the first clip of him speeding past a dancing little girl (could've very well been my girl at the July 4th parade we attended in a very similar small town in MN) who was lucky not to get hit.
Also shows the likely perp (Darrell Edwards Brooks Jr).... and I highly doubt he was just fleeing another scene, and even if he was, his actions in the parade were deliberate.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/qzfzpx/multiple_videos_of_darrell_edward_brooks_jr/
Would only recommend watching if you can handle it. Doesn't show bodies, but shows enough...including the first clip of him speeding past a dancing little girl (could've very well been my girl at the July 4th parade we attended in a very similar small town in MN) who was lucky not to get hit.
Also shows the likely perp (Darrell Edwards Brooks Jr).... and I highly doubt he was just fleeing another scene, and even if he was, his actions in the parade were deliberate.
wrote on 22 Nov 2021, 13:18 last edited by@89th said in Car plows through Christmas parade.:
even if he was, his actions in the parade were deliberate.
Looking at the video, which shows some of his social media stuff, you may very well be right. Sounds like one pissed-off dude.