Waukesha Christmas parade attack
2021 vehicular mass murder in Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On November 21, 2021, Darrell Edward Brooks Jr. drove a sport utility vehicle (SUV) through the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, killing 6 people and injuring 62 others.[2]
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Location | Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Coordinates | 43°00′44″N 88°13′45″W |
Date | November 21, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-21) ~4:39 p.m. (CST) |
Target | People attending or participating in the annual Waukesha Christmas parade |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder, pedicide |
Weapons | 2010 Ford Escape |
Deaths | 6 |
Injured | 62 |
Perpetrator | Darrell Brooks |
Motive | Unknown |
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Sentence | Six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of extended supervision plus 762+1⁄2 years, and restitution totaling $523,293.01[1][4][5] |
Brooks pleaded not guilty to six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and seventy additional charges. He chose to represent himself at his trial, which began on October 3, 2022.[6] Brooks presented pseudolegal arguments from the sovereign citizen movement[7] and was repeatedly removed from the courtroom for failing to comply with decorum and courtesy.[8] On October 26, 2022, a jury found Brooks guilty on all seventy-six charges.[lower-alpha 2][2] On November 16, 2022, he was sentenced to six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 762.5 years to be served consecutively.[9]