What we know about what happened at the Christmas parade in Wisconsin

In the video, people can be heard screaming and seen running for safety as the SUV continues through the crowd.

A Waukesha officer discharged their weapon to stop the driver, Thompson said. The chief added that no witnesses were affected by the officer’s gunfire, noting that he did not believe any shots were fired from the SUV.

Thompson said one vehicle was recalled and a “person with interests” was impounded. “The scene is safe,” the sheriff said Sunday night.

Where does the investigation stand?

Thompson would not say whether the person in custody was the driver of the SUV or if any arrests had been made.

He added that it was not known at this time whether the incident was an act of terrorism.

Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to assist the Waukesha Police Department, according to Erik Longnecker, the ATF’s acting Chief of Public Affairs.

Roads in the area will remain closed for at least 24 hours, Thompson said. City officials said businesses along the street where the incident happened should remain closed on Monday.

Who is injured?

Among the injured were a Catholic priest, many parishioners and children from Waukesha Catholic School, according to Sandra Peterson, communications director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

Aurora-Summit Medical Center, a hospital in Waukesha County, told CNN Sunday night that it is treating 13 patients: three are listed in critical condition, four are in serious condition. and six in good condition. “We are deeply saddened by today’s senseless tragedy and our hearts go out to the Waukesha community,” the hospital said in a statement.

Children’s Wisconsin, a children’s hospital in Milwaukee, said it was treating 15 injured patients, with no deaths reported as of Sunday night.

Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee – the only Level I trauma center in southeastern Wisconsin – confirmed to CNN that it is also treating patients but did not provide specific numbers or their conditions. Level I trauma centers typically care for the most critically ill patients.

The Waukesha School District canceled classes on Monday, according to the district, and will determine if classes will resume on Tuesday.

“The district will have additional school day counselors in all buildings for all students who may need support services,” school officials said in a statement.

How eyewitnesses describe what happened

O’Boyle, who recorded the incident from her balcony, told CNN that she was watching the parade when “the next thing I heard was screaming, and I turned around and saw the car coming. and dashed into the band that had just passed my balcony at that point.

“It hit at least two people immediately and ran over them. And then continued down the road to People’s Park at the end of the block – and then kept going, it didn’t stop.”

O’Boyle said she heard screaming and people shouting their baby’s name, adding that “it’s not something I’d like to see… a bit nervous.”

Kaylee Staral, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel intern who also witnessed what happened, told CNN’s Pamela Brown “probably about 20 to 30 minutes after the parade, a red SUV pulled down. in the middle of the street – there was a lot of shouting – and we almost thought it might be Santa, but it was a red SUV and it hit a lot of people.”

Staral went on to say “there are a lot of people on the ground.”

In her description of what she saw, Staral said “right in front of me, in the little spot where I was sitting, there were probably four people below, so there were a lot of people running to check it out.” check them out. I believe the four people in front of me are still breathing but they’re lying down, they’re not moving.”