On the afternoon of Sunday, November 21, a car crashed into the crowd during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. According to the provisional toll, 5 people died and 40 were injured.
In the United States, Wisconsin is in mourning. At around 4:40 p.m. this Sunday, November 21, a red SUV raced into the crowd during the Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin (United States). “The Waukesha Christmas parade was taking place when a red SUV knocked down the barriers on the west side and headed for Main Street (the main street),” Police chief Dan Thompson told a conference. hurry. According to the provisional report announced this Monday morning, November 22, five people died and 40 were injured.
5 dead and 40 injured
Authorities in Wisconsin in the northern United States were struggling on Monday to understand the circumstances in which a vehicle struck the crowd. “We can confirm that 5 people have died and 40 injured. However, this toll may change as we continue to collect information,” the city police department said on its Facebook page, noting that a suspect had been placed. in prison.
“The car hit more than 20 people, some of them were children and there were injuries from this incident,” said Police Chief Dan Thompson.
A person arrested
Police fired at the vehicle in an attempt to immobilize it. “Waukesha police have found a suspicious vehicle. An investigation is underway,” added Dan Thompson, adding that a “person of interest” had been arrested.
Three hypotheses
The police did not give details on the preferred hypothesis at this time: attack, loss of control or fleeing driver. A press conference is scheduled for midday.
Closed schools
Schools will not open Monday and some roads will remain closed for the duration of the investigation, said the police chief.
According to witnesses and footage, the SUV burst into the parade behind a group of marching school musicians. “All I heard was screaming and then people yelling the names of their children,” a witness, Angela O’Boyle, whose apartment overlooks the main street where it is located, told CNN. this parade was taking place.
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The White House keeps “informed”
US President Joe Biden has been briefed on this incident, the White House “is keeping itself informed of the situation in Waukesha and our hearts are breaking in the face of all those who have been struck by this terrible incident,” said a senior official. US presidency. “We have contacted local and state officials to offer our assistance if needed,” he added.
Angelito Tenorio, candidate for the post of State Treasurer and present at the scene, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he saw an SUV-type vehicle driving at full speed on the road taken by the parade. “Then I heard a big shock and deafening screams from people hit by the vehicle,” he said.
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Several Wisconsin parliamentarians have expressed their condolences, including Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin who judged that this “horrible violence breaks your heart”. The governor of Wisconsin said for his part that he and his wife “prayed for Waukesha that night and for the children, families and members of this community affected by this meaningless act.”
The horrific violence at the Waukesha Christmas Parade is just heartbreaking.
Please keep the victims in your prayers tonight.
— Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) November 22, 2021
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The incident came at the end of a turbulent week in Wisconsin where a young American, Kyle Rittenhouse, was acquitted on trial this week after shooting two men last year during riots and protests against violence. police officers in Kenosha, located approximately 80 km from Waukesha.
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