Wisconsin: 5 people dead and over 40 injured after SUV speeds into crowd at Waukesha Christmas parade

A red SUV hit scores of people, including children, during the US city’s Christmas parade
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Five people have died and over 40 injured after a car drove through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, US.

A red SUV hit scores of people including children in the city of Waukesha, about 20 miles from Milwaukee, at around 4.40pm local time.

At a glance: 5 key points

  • Officials said that a “person of interest” was in custody and being questioned overnight.
  • Police were also looking into the possibility that the suspect had been involved in an earlier incident and was fleeing when the vehicle reached the parade, according to reports.
  • Police chief Dan Thompson said the SUV had been recovered and that the investigation was “very fluid”.
  • He added that police had fired at the car to try and stop it as it crashed through street barriers.
  • In one social media video, a woman can be heard saying “Oh my God” repeatedly as a group of dancers were struck by the vehicle.

What’s been said

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Mayor Shawn Reilly said it was a “traumatic” time for the city, he added: “My heart goes out to all those affected by this senseless act."

Corey Montiho told the Milwaukee Journal that his daughter’s dance team was hit by the vehicle.

He said: “There were pompoms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere.

"I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter.

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"My wife and two daughters were almost hit. Please pray for everybody. Please pray."

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