Five people are now dead–more than forty are hurt–after a vehicle plows through the Waukesha Christmas Parade. Police say around 4:39 PM an SUV ran through a barricade at the intersection of Gasper Avenue and Main Street directly behind and into the path of the parade. Chief Daniel Thompson says a police officer used deadly force in an attempt to stop the vehicle.
One police officer was injured in the incident. Police found the vehicle a short time later and took a person of interest into custody. According to the Waukesha Facebook page, Waukesha Schools will be closed today (Monday).
Death toll is now five in Waukesha parade crash
By Jonathan Krause
Nov 22, 2021 | 4:53 AM



