According to the British Daily Mail, Brooks was arrested on November 2 after he hit his girlfriend, the mother of one of his children. She refused to get into his car at the gas station, so he first punched her and then ran over her.
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He violated the terms of one of his bail releases. His criminal record is relatively rich, and since 1999 he has been arrested 15 times for, among other things, possession of drugs, weapons or assault. Last year, for example, Brooks shot at his nephew, whom he had argued over with his old cell phone.
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On November 11, after being detained after his incident with his friend Brooks, he paid a bail of $ 1,000 (roughly $ 23,000) and was released. Shortly afterwards, he ran into people at the Christmas parade. According to the local prosecutor, the bail was “disproportionately low” given Brooks’ criminal past and is already investigating the decision.
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Heavy.com recalled that Darrel Brooks lived in the city and made videos in which he presented himself as rapper MathBoi Fly. In one of the music videos provided by the server taken over and published (has already been removed from Facebook), the man gets out in front of the car, which he later ran into people.
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The tragedy occurred Sunday in Waukesha, near Millwaukee, Wisconsin. A red Ford Escape SUV drove into the people at a street Christmas parade there at high speed. Five people lost their lives and more than 40 others suffered injuries.
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NEW – Person ctaken into custody in connection with the Christmas parade rampage in #Waukesha that killed at least 5 people and injured more than 40, including children, has been identified as career criminal and rapper Darrell Brooks (aka MathBoi Fly) pic.twitter.com/mhksbaOHYo
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 22, 2021
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Police fired at the driver and detained him. The cause of the massacre was unknown, but now, according to the Washington Post, investigators are working on a version that the driver ran away from the scene with a knife. He had to drive into the crowd because he lost control of the car.
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Authorities have not yet officially released the detainee’s identity. But The Independent also said that Brooks was released on par until a few days ago. This is most likely not terrorism.
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Critical moments were described in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by local politician Angelito Tenorio, who had already gone through the procession with his family and headed back to Main Street: parade. And then we heard a big bang and a deafening cry and screams from the people who were hit by the vehicle. And then we saw people running away, and there were people lying on the ground who looked like they had been hit by a vehicle. It happened so fast. “
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According to witnesses, the car was traveling at a speed of about 65 km / h, although some stated that it was as old as 80. Police tried to stop them by firing. She detained the driver.
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A damaged stroller on Main Street in Waukeshi
Photo: John Hart, CTK / AP
