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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say the suspect in a deadly Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee was in a domestic disturbance just minutes before he killed five people and injured 48. Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said Monday there is no evidence of terrorism in the event. He says police were preparing five charges of intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee. Thompson identified those killed as four women ages 71, 52, 52 and 79, and an 81-year-old man. Members of the “Dancing Grannies” club were among those killed, as was an employee of Citizens Bank.

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Waukesha, Wisc.  The man who allegedly drove a red SUV into the Waukesha, Wisc., Christmas parade Sunday, killing at least five people, had just been released from jail on bond two days earlier.

Darrell Brooks, 39, was taken into custody by police Sunday after the deadly crash, but has not yet been formally charged. Waukesha police have not confirmed the suspect’s identity.

According to online jail records, Brooks was charged with reckless endangering and illegal possession of a firearm in July 2020 and earlier this month with resisting or obstructing an officer, reckless homicide, disorderly conduct, bail jumping and battery. He was released on a $1,000 bond Friday.

In the most recent criminal charge, a woman told police that Brooks purposefully ran her “over with his vehicle” while she was crossing a gas station parking lot after the two fought, according to the criminal complaint obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Previously

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime. That’s according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition anonymity. The vehicle slammed into dancers, musicians and others in Waukesha on Sunday. A person was taken into custody after a police officer opened fire in an attempt to stop the vehicle. The person has been identified by two law enforcement officials as 39-year-old Darrell Brooks.