Waukesha parade attack

The Waukesha parade attack occurred on November 21, 2021, when the driver of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) killed six people and injured 62 others by hitting participants and observers at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin United States. The alleged driver of the vehicle, 39-year-old Darrell E. Brooks, was arrested and charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide. Authorities have not announced a motive for the attack, but believe the driver acted alone and did not know anyone at the parade.

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• Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.
  • 28 November 28, 2021 tweet from CNN
• In the wake of a deadly SUV incident in Waukesha, Wis., white supremacists are leveraging the tragedy by sowing racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories on the ground and online.
  • "Waukesha: Tragedy Exploited by White Supremacists", Anti-Defamation League (16 December 2021)