Aftermath of Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack
A shelter-in-place order was issued by the Waukesha Police Department for parts of Waukesha, but were withdrawn by the same evening. All the schools were cancelled in the Waukesha School District for the next day of the incident, 22nd November 2021. The Waukesha School District also provided counsellors for their students. Vigils were held all across the city on 22nd November. A moment of silence was held in the city after a week, for all the lost lives.
Children’s Wisconsin started an emergency counselling service through phone calls for children seeking emotional and psychological support. The United for Waukesha Community Fund announced that they had raised $6.2 million by March 2022.
Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack
Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack: Waukesha is a western suburban area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin where a Christmas parade takes place every year. The parade held in 2021 was the 58th annual event which had the theme “Comfort and Joy” and it featured more than 60 entries. On 21st November 2021, Darrell E. Brooks drove an SUV through this annual parade, which killed 6 people, and 62 others were injured by this accident.