At least 5 people were killed and dozens more injured when a vehicle rammed police barriers and plowed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Sunday.
An officer opened fire on the speeding vehicle after the suspect broke through police barriers to flee the scene.
BREAKING: First video of a red Ford Escape breaking through barriers after mowing down parade goers and firing rifle into crowd in Waukesha, WI pic.twitter.com/QHDi2fsKDz
— David Kimball (@wxandnews) November 21, 2021
Chilling videos showed bodies flying as the red Ford Escape SUV mowed down children, high school cheerleaders and dancing grannies. The suspect was reportedly fleeing police after leaving the scene of a stabbing.
A witness speaking live on air shortly after the deadly #Waukesha, Wis. incident gives a driver description that matches. The host becomes very uncomfortable. pic.twitter.com/yH3UIMAiRv
— Andy Ngô ???? (@MrAndyNgo) November 22, 2021
Police eventually located the abandoned SUV and traced an expired driver’s license in the vehicle to 38-year-old Darrell E. Brooks Jr., an admitted pimp and Black supremacist.
THREAD: #Waukesha #BLM Darrell Edward Brooks Jr.
He is an admitted child sex trafficker. pic.twitter.com/h1O7Ef8Xr6
— The Cocaína (@MrNukemCocaine) November 22, 2021
Brooks faces multiple counts of capital murder, reckless endangerment, fleeing the scene of a felony, possession of a firearm by a felon, and many more charges.
According to court records, Brooks was released on $1,000 bond just two days before the tragedy. He has a long criminal history that includes domestic abuse and sex trafficking charges.
In addition to being a career criminal, Brooks is an aspiring rapper who uploaded tracks to YouTube and SoundCloud calling himself Mathboi Fly.
Yes this is Darrell Brooks aka Mathboi Fly rapping with a gun in front the same vehicle used in a mass homicide. Case closed I'd say#Waukesha#waukeshaChristmasParade@FoxNews @benshapiro @cnn pic.twitter.com/zVbZbFsbOU
— TrentCannon (@TheTrentCannon) November 22, 2021
According to posts on his Facebook page, Brooks was unhappy that 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges by a Kenosha, Wisconsin jury on Friday.
Brooks’ Facebook posts and music called for violence against white people and supported Black Lives Matter. One post specifically described running white people over.
Facebook took down Mathboi Fly’s page hours after the incident.
See some Twitter responses below.
TRIGGER WARNING ??
Footage of the attack in downtown #Waukesha during the Christmas parade.
A man saves a child from being struck.
— Gabriel Hébert-Rouillier ? (@Gab_H_R) November 22, 2021
Another view of the Waukesha driver. Barely missing the little girl!! Wow. #waukesha @JackPosobiec @stillgray pic.twitter.com/PreH0krGbu
— Lacy (@l_a_c_y___) November 21, 2021
To all the helpers in #Waukesha right now, our love and respect. This will undoubtedly be a very long night for the families & the medical teams. Keep them close in your thoughts. pic.twitter.com/wmQEoCudSV
— BA Fenton-Fung, MSPT, MSMM (@BarbaraAnnRI) November 22, 2021
#Waukesha We DO NOT KNOW the motive of the attacker to determine if the attack was #Terrorism. ALL WE KNOW is a vehicle has been deliberately used as a weapon system. Let’s hold our opinions on the nature of the attack until we get more data.
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) November 22, 2021
The man in custody over the mass casualty incident at the #Waukesha, Wis. Christmas parade has posts on his social media in support of BLM causes, George Floyd & black nationalism. He also has a post about how to get away with running people over on the street.
— Andy Ngô ???? (@MrAndyNgo) November 22, 2021
If your first thought after a terrorist drives through a parade of children is the skin color of the murderer — then you've been successfully poisoned by the mainstream media. Seek help. #Waukesha
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 22, 2021
