November 16, 2021, photo provided by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office in Waukesha, Wis., shows Darrell Brooks Jr. Brooks, the SUV driver who participated in a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, on Sunday, November 21, 2021, killing and injuring several people, is leaving the scene of a dispute that occurred. out just a few minutes ago.
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November 16, 2021, photo provided by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office in Waukesha, Wis., shows Darrell Brooks Jr. Brooks, the SUV driver who participated in a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, on Sunday, November 21, 2021, killing and injuring several people, is leaving the scene of a dispute that occurred. out just a few minutes ago.
Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office / AP
A child injured Sunday when an SUV plowed through crowds at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., died, bringing the death toll from the attack to six.
Prosecutors in Wisconsin made the announcement Tuesday as they outlined charges against the suspect in the assault, Darrell Brooks, Jr.
Brooks, 39, was charged with five counts of willful first-degree murder. He faces the possibility of additional charges of first-degree murder for the child’s death.
Brooks allegedly drove his maroon SUV over a barricade into a crowd,” Waukesha Police Chief Daniel Thompson said at a news conference Monday afternoon.
Documents accusing Brooks say a total of 62 people were injured. Initially, authorities said 48 people were injured.
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