SUV Plows into Waukesha Parade – Multiple Dead

WAUKESHA, WI – NOVEMBER 21: Debris litters the road at against the law scene on November 21, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. According to studies, an SUV drove via pedestrians at a vacation parade, killing at the least one and injuring 20 extra. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Shortly after 4:30 p.m. native time yesterday, November 21, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a crimson SUV plowed into a Christmas parade, killing at the least 5 and injuring greater than 40 attendees. As the small city celebrated its first main gathering for the reason that COVID lockdown, a automotive drove via police barricades and into the marching crowd, hanging youngsters and adults. Police Chief Daniel Thompson stated {that a} “person of interest” was in custody and that police haven’t but dominated out terrorism as a motive.

Early studies associated that pictures have been fired, however sources counsel this was law enforcement officials firing on the assailant. The deceased haven’t been named, and the variety of injured is predicted to rise as many individuals have been taken to hospital by household and mates. Waukesha’s official Twitter account posted that, “At this time, we can confirm that 5 people are deceased and over 40 are injured. However, these numbers may change as we collect additional information. Many people have self-transported to area hospitals. The Police Department has the person of interest in custody.”

(Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

One witness to the occasion, Corey Montiho, stated, “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.”

The Response

Although President Joe Biden has but to launch a press release, the White House commented on the growing scenario, saying it “is closely monitoring the situation in Waukesha and our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by this terrible incident … We have reached out to state and local officials to offer any support and assistance as needed.”

Officials have thus far remained silent on the identification of the motive force and the attainable motive. However, the BBC relates that in line with one regulation enforcement officer, the “suspect appeared to have been fleeing another scene when he ran into people at the parade.”

A Tragic Reminder

While the motive for this tragedy continues to be unknown, for a lot of, it’s a stark reminder of the rising variety of assaults being performed with automobiles. In Nice, France, in 2016, a terrorist drove a rented truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day. That assault killed 86 individuals and left a whole bunch injured. In May 2017, New York noticed a terrorist purposely drive onto the Hudson River bike path, killing eight and wounding seven.

Since 2017, there have been dozens of those seemingly indiscriminate assaults, many attributed to terrorism. Whether these lethal occasions in Waukesha, Wisconsin, might be added to the record stays to be seen.

As the scenario develops and extra data is launched, Liberty Nation will maintain you up to date.

~ Read extra from Mark Angelides.