Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack
On the 21st day of November 2021, the annual Christmas parade of Waukesha took a dark turn when a then 39-year-old Darrell Edward Brooks drove a Ford Escape, moving at a speed of 40 miles or 64 kilometers per hour, past the barricades through the ongoing parade. This accident had 6 fatal victims while 62 others were severely injured. A police officer tried to stop the car by banging on its hood. Another had to fire his gun in the final stage of rampage trying to stop the car.
The parade was live and many people who were attending that parade captured this incident in their mobile phones, which were later posted on various social media platforms.
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.