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Waukesha parade incident: Police confirm fatalities, ‘person of interest’ in custody Waukesha parade incident: Police confirm fatalities, ‘person of interest’ in custody
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People have been killed after a car tore through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, police said, adding that 12 children were taken to hospital in wake of the incident. A “person of interest” is in custody. Police have confirmed that some people were killed after a car plowed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, adding that 12 children were taken to the hospital, and a person of interest is in custody.
Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson revealed that 11 adults and 12 children suffered injuries at the holiday parade on Sunday afternoon, which went awry after a red SUV broke through police barriers and rammed into parade-goers, including a marching band. Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson revealed that 11 adults and 12 children suffered injuries at the parade on Sunday afternoon, after a red SUV broke through police barriers and rammed into the crowd, as well as a marching band.
There have also been “some” casualties resulting from the incident, Thompson said, but stopped short of revealing the exact number of the people killed, noting that police have been in process of notifying their next of kin. There have also been some fatalities resulting from the incident, Thompson said, without revealing the number of people killed, noting that police are in the process of notifying next of kin.
Thompson confirmed that a “person of interest” was taken into custody, without disclosing their identity. Thompson confirmed that a person of interest was taken into custody, without disclosing their identity.
The police chief reported earlier that his officers located the suspect vehicle. Photos shared on social media show officers approaching a red SUV parked in a driveway. The vehicle’s hood is severely damaged, apparently from the collision with the crowd. The police chief reported earlier that officers located the suspect’s vehicle. Photos shared on social media show police approaching a red SUV parked in a driveway. The hood was severely damaged, apparently from the collision.
The police chief also revealed that the shots that could have been heard on some of the eyewitness footage taken at the parade were fired by an officer discharging his weapon in an attempt to stop the car. He also revealed that the shots heard on some of the eyewitness footage taken at the parade were fired by an officer discharging his weapon to stop the car.
Nobody has been injured by the gunfire, Thompson asserted. No one was injured by the gunfire, Thompson said.
It’s so far unclear what prompted the driver to run his vehicle through the crowd. NBC reported, citing investigators, that police have been looking into whether the driver was escaping another crime scene when he veered into the parade. It is so far unclear what prompted the driver to plow his vehicle through the crowd. NBC reported, citing investigators, that police have been looking into whether the driver was escaping another crime scene.
A local CBS News affiliate reported earlier that the residents living in the vicinity of the area were urged to “shelter in place,” while Carroll University, located about 1,5 miles from the scene, was placed under lockdown. A local CBS News affiliate reported earlier that people living in the vicinity were urged to “shelter in place.” Carroll University, which is located about 1.5 miles from the scene, was placed under lockdown.
In an update on Sunday evening, Thompson said that that order to shelter in place had been lifted. In an update on Sunday evening, Thompson said the order to shelter in place had been lifted.
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