According to US media, the suspect was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend just a few days before the incident and was released shortly afterwards on bail of $ 1,000. The New York Times reported that he had been charged several times over the years, had at least twice been imprisoned and had been paroled for years. The local Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper also reported previous charges.
For the Waukesha Christmas Parade, people in the center of town lined both sides of the street on Sunday afternoon. The annual event in the suburb of the big city Milwaukee traditionally attracts dance groups, high school bands, politicians and numerous spectators. Many families with children also attended the parade on Sunday and marveled at Christmas figures, dancers and musicians.
In numerous, initially not verifiable video clips that were spread on social media, chaotic and disturbing scenes could be seen: An off-road vehicle was filmed from various perspectives in various snapshots, which first raced past participants in the parade, at another point various people in the The road rams and runs over and finally breaks through road barriers and chases away. The video recordings show people screaming and running. In one scene the car barely races past a child dancing in the street.
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