Wisconsin parade news – latest: Darrell Brooks ‘wanted to hit as many people as possible’ in Waukesha attack - The Independent

Darrell Brooks appears in court following Wisconsin parade attack.

Darrell Brooks was trying to strike “as many people as possible” when raced his car through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, authorities said in a criminal complaint.

The complaint filed on Tuesday describes Mr Brooks as having “no emotion” when he drove down the parade route, killing six people and wounding at least 47 others.

A Wisconsin district attorney acknowledged that his justice reforms could lead to freed criminals killing others more than a decade before a man his office released on bail mowed down dozens of people at a Christmas parade in Waukesha.

Mr Chisholm’s comments were drawn back into the spotlight this week after Darrell Brooks, a felon with a rap sheet dating back to 1999, was accused of killing five people and wounding 48 others by driving his car into Waukesha’s Christmas parade.

Milwaukee County district attorney’s 2007 comments re-emerge following the arrest of Darrell Brooks.

Mother-of-three Jane Kulich was among the six people killed in Sunday’s parade attack.

More than 45 people were injured in the attack, including at least 17 children.

Organiser of the fundraiser, led by United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County and the Waukesha County Community Foundation, announced the impressive numbers on Wednesday but did not say the total amount of money raised to date.

Prosecutors say they intend to file five charges against Mr Brooks for first-degree intentional homicide in the parade attack.

A police officer quoted in the criminal complaint against Mr Brooks described him as showing “no emotion” when he drove his car onto the parade route.

New details about the horror crash at Waukesha’s Christmas parade emerged in a criminal complaint filed against Darrell Brooks on Tuesday.

The complaint describes how Mr Brooks fled in his vehicle when officers arrived on a call about a domestic dispute near the parade route.

Once on the route, witnesses said Mr Brooks appeared to be swerving to avoid cars, not people, while traveling at a high speed.

NFL star and Waukesha native JJ Watt has reportedly offered to cover the cost of funerals for victims of the Christmas parade crash.

More than two dozen fundraisers set up to support victims of the parade crash and their families have collected more than $1.5m in donations since the attack.

Six people have died in the wake of Sunday’s tragic parade crash

Ms Kulich was a mother, grandmother and server at Dave’s Family Restaurant in Waukesha

The deadly Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has sparked a fresh push for bail reform after it was revealed suspect Darrell Brooks was released on $1,000 bail just days before the attack

The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office recommended a bail of $1,000, which he posted just two days before the parade