Wisconsin Christmas parade update: Did the attacker flee an earlier crime scene?

Police investigate at the scene of a crash involving multiple people and injuries at a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wis., on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. | Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via Associated Press

Reports suggest the attacker may have fled an earlier crime. What happened at the Christmas parade?

Terror struck a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Sunday after the driver of a red SUV sped through a holiday parade, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others, The Washington Post reports.

Who attacked the Wisconsin Christmas parade?

Investigators already have a suspect in mind, and the suspect may have been fleeing an earlier crime scene.

• Per The Associated Press, law enforcement officials are ”examining whether the SUV’s driver may have been fleeing from a crime when he crashed into the paradegoers.”
• Specifically, one law official said the person in custody over the attack is being asked about “an altercation involving a knife,” according to The Associated Press.

What happened at the Wisconsin Christmas parade?

On Sunday night, a joyous celebration of the holidays turned deadly when a red SUV broke through barricades and attacked the parade, which was full of children, according to reports.

• Witnesses described horrifying scenes. One woman said she saw the SUV hit a dance team, which was made up of girls 9 to 15 years old.

Corey Montiho, a Waukesha School District board member, told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that his daughter was hit during the attack, and the scene became a horror show.

• “There were pom-poms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter,” he said. “My wife and two daughters were almost hit. Please pray for everybody. Please pray.”

Wisconsin Christmas parade update: Did the attacker flee an earlier crime scene?
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