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Waukesha: Car ploughs into Wisconsin parade | Waukesha: Car ploughs into Wisconsin parade |
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Officers said they had identified a person of interest, without giving details | |
More than 20 people were injured after a car ploughed into a parade in Wisconsin, police have said. | More than 20 people were injured after a car ploughed into a parade in Wisconsin, police have said. |
Footage posted on social media shows a red sports utility vehicle driving through a Christmas parade in the town of Waukesha, west of Milwaukee at around 17:00 local time (23:00 GMT). | Footage posted on social media shows a red sports utility vehicle driving through a Christmas parade in the town of Waukesha, west of Milwaukee at around 17:00 local time (23:00 GMT). |
Onlookers screamed as people were knocked to the ground by the car. | Onlookers screamed as people were knocked to the ground by the car. |
Police chief Dan Thompson told reporters they had recovered a suspect vehicle. | Police chief Dan Thompson told reporters they had recovered a suspect vehicle. |
He added that they had identified a person of interest but gave no further details. The scene is now safe, he said. | |
"Tonight was a traumatic situation for the City of Waukesha," Mayor Shawn Reilly reportedly told a press conference. | |
Local resident Angelito Tenorio told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper he had just finished marching in the parade when the incident occurred. | |
"We saw an SUV... just put the pedal to the metal and just zooming full speed along the parade route. And then we heard a loud bang, and just deafening cries and screams from people who are who are struck by the vehicle," he said. |