In the video, cries of "Oh my god!" can be heard as a red colour SUV rammed into a Christmas parade. A Catholic priest, multiple parishioners and schoolchildren were among those injured.
A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others.
One video showed a woman screaming, 바카라Oh my God!바카라 repeatedly as a group of young dancers was struck Sunday. A father talked of going 바카라from one crumpled body to the other바카라 in search of his daughter. Members of a 바카라Dancing Grannies바카라 club were among those hit.
The city of Waukesha posted on its social media accounts late Sunday that it could confirm at least five died and more than 40 were injured, while noting that it was still collecting information. The city's statement also noted that many people took themselves to hospitals. The city did not release any additional information about those who died.
A 바카라person of interest바카라 was in custody, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said, but he gave no details about the person or any possible motive. The investigation was ongoing, with assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
바카라What took place in Waukesha today is sickening, and I have every confidence that those responsible will be brought to justice,바카라 Attorney General Josh Kaul, the state's top law enforcement officer, tweeted.
The horror was recorded by the city's livestream and onlookers' cellphones.
One video shows the moment the SUV broke through the barricades and the sound of what appears to be several gunshots. Thompson said a Waukesha police officer fired his gun to try to stop the vehicle. No bystanders were injured by the gunfire, and Thompson said he did not know if the driver was struck by the officer's bullets.
Another video shows a young child dancing in the street as the SUV speeds by, just a few feet from her, before it hurtles into parade participants a few hundred feet ahead. One video, of dancers with pompoms, ends with a group of people tending to a girl on the ground.
바카라There were pompoms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter,바카라 Corey Montiho, a Waukesha school district board member, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 바카라My wife and two daughters were almost hit. Please pray for everybody. Please pray.바카라
The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies posted on its Facebook page that 바카라members of the group and volunteers were impacted and we are waiting for word on their conditions바카라. The group's profile describes them as a 바카라group of grannies that meet once a week to practice routines for summer and winter parades바카라.
A Catholic priest, multiple parishioners and Waukesha Catholic schoolchildren were among those injured, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee spokeswoman Sandra Peterson said.
Chris Germain, co-owner of the Aspire Dance Centre studio, had about 70 people in the parade ranging from as young as 2 being pulled in wagons to age 18. Germain, whose 3-year-old daughter was in the parade, said he was driving at the head of their entry when he saw a maroon SUV that 바카라just blazed right past us바카라.
A police officer ran past in chase. Germain said he jumped out of his own SUV and gathered the girls who were with him to safety.
Then he walked forward to see the damage.
바카라There were small children laying all over the road, there were police officers and EMTs doing CPR on multiple members of the parade," he said.
Angelito Tenorio, a West Allis alderman who is running for Wisconsin state treasurer, said he was watching the parade with his family when they saw the SUV come speeding into the area.
바카라Then we heard a loud bang,바카라 Tenorio said. 바카라And after that, we just heard deafening cries and screams from the crowd, from the people at the parade. And people started rushing, running away with tears in their eyes, crying.바카라
The Waukesha school district cancelled classes Monday and said in a notice on its website that extra counsellors would be on hand for students and staff. The parade's list of entries included cheer, dance and band entries associated with district schools.
Governor Tony Evers said he and his wife, Kathy, were 바카라praying for Waukesha tonight and all the kids, families, and community members affected by this senseless act바카라.
The parade, held each year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, is sponsored by the city's Chamber of Commerce. This year's, the 59th, had the theme of 바카라comfort and joy바카라.
Waukesha is a western suburb of Milwaukee, and about 55 miles (90 km) north of Kenosha, where Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday of charges stemming from the shooting of three men during unrest in that city in August 2020.