VIDEO – Christmas parade in Wisconsin: what we know about the murderous driver – LCI

It was not the -3 ° C that prevented many residents of the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, from coming to pray and drop flowers and candles at the scene of the tragedy. “Many of our friends and relatives were touched last night, we wanted to pay tribute to them”, confides a resident in the report of the 20H of TF1 at the head of the article.

All still want to understand what prompted a motorist to rush into the crowd, gathered Sunday to attend a Christmas parade. If the terrorist trail has been ruled out, the police are still continuing their investigations.

The first elements of the investigation show that the driver, arrested shortly after the tragedy, would have intentionally driven his SUV through barricades to rush on the crowd of people who were celebrating the Christmas parade. According to information given by the city’s police chief, Daniel Thompson, the suspect is “involved in a marital dispute, a few moments before the facts”. Information from Washington post, citing a police source, also recount that the man was present previously at the scene of a stabbing fight, before fleeing and rushing into the procession.

According to court documents, the suspect had already been indicted in 2020 for endangering others, then on November 5 for an episode of family violence. He was released on November 11 on a $ 1,000 bond, the Milwaukee district attorney said in a statement. They admit that this sum was “indecently low in view of the nature of the charges” that weighed against him. In the latest incident, the man was accused of using a car to cause an injury, according to a criminal complaint viewed by CNN.

However, there is no information on whether the suspect, named Darrell Brooks Jr., 39 years old and residing in Milwaukee, the great metropolis of the state, located west of Waukesha, knew anyone at the parade. Daniel Thompson pointed out at a press conference.

The tragedy left at least five dead and 48 injured, according to a report from the police and health authorities. Among the injured, 18 minors aged 3 to 16 were taken to Milwaukee Children’s Hospital. Ten are in intensive care and six are in critical condition. The investigating authorities have already announced that the suspect will be charged with five homicides.