WAUKESHA (Wisconsin) • Five people were killed and more than 40 injured when a sport utility vehicle (SUV) sped through a Christmas parade in the small town of Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, ploughing into dozens of people including young children.
Waukesha police chief Dan Thompson told reporters that one person was in custody and a vehicle had been recovered after the incident in the town of around 72,000 people, 32km west of Milwaukee.
Police said the number of dead and injured could change.
Mr. Thompson said it was not clear if the incident was terrorist in nature, but that there was no further danger and police had lifted an order urging people to shelter.
A video posted online showed a red SUV driving at speed alongside and into the parade, running over more than a dozen people before crowds ran from pavements to offer assistance.
Mr Thompson said an officer fired shots at the vehicle in an attempt to stop the carnage.
Another video on social media appeared to show police firing on the vehicle as it crashed through street barriers.
Nurse Jodi Singsime, 42, took shelter in a store with her family before going out to help the injured.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 23, 2021 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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