Downtown Waukesha, Wisconsin could stand in for Main Street USA at any Disney theme park. Named after a Native American tribal leader of centuries past, the suburban bedroom community of about 70,000 stands 20 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. Home to a mixed-race, middle-class community, its narrow, one-way streets wind …
Read More »The Waukesha massacre is not a ‘crash’ and there’s nothing ‘accidental’ about it
Across the mainstream media, the incident in Waukesha, Wisconsin that left dozens more injured after sex offender Brooks drove through the parade is referred to as a ‘crash’. It wasn’t a crash. It was a massacre. And if you take into account the content of Brooks’ social media account, his admiration of …
Read More »‘Dedicated to hatred’: What we know about the Waukesha massacre accused
No sooner had images of a red SUV careering through a small town USA Christmas parade, featuring Dancing Grannies and a children’s marching band playing ‘Jingle Bells’, been shared around the world than wannabe rapper Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, was under arrest and his social media pored over like never …
Read More »WATCH: Doorbell cam shows Waukesha parade deaths suspect in moments before arrest
In the video, captured on November 21 and obtained by NBC, Brooks can be seen on a porch in a t-shirt, shivering. He tells the owner of the home he is waiting for an Uber. “Can you call it for me please? I’m homeless,” Brooks tells the resident, Daniel Rider, …
Read More »Democrat resigns after calling Waukesha tragedy ‘karma’ for Rittenhouse verdict
“The blood of Kyle Rittenhouse’s victims is on the hands of Wisconsin citizens, even the children,” Mary Lemanski, then-social media director for the Democratic Party in Illinois, tweeted after an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade, killing multiple people and injuring dozens. Lemanski went on to refer to the …
Read More »Waukesha parade attack not terrorism, suspect facing homicide charges
Darrell E. Brooks Jr. “intentionally drove his maroon SUV through barricades into a crowd of people” taking part in Sunday’s annual Christmas Parade, Police Chief Daniel Thompson told reporters on Monday. Five people were killed and 48 were injured, including two children who are in critical condition. Brooks was allegedly …
Read More »Carroll University in Waukesha under lockdown after car rams city parade
Carroll University, located some 1,5 miles from where the events at the parade unfolded, announced that its campus was placed on lockdown on Sunday evening. The private liberal arts college urged students and staff to “shelter in place” until further notice. This alert was issued a couple of hours after …
Read More »Waukesha parade incident: Police say 20+ people injured, ‘person of interest’ identified
Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson revealed that over 20 people suffered injuries in wake of the incident at the holiday parade on Sunday afternoon, that saw a red SUV breaking through police barriers and ramming into parade-goers, including a marching band. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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