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Nov 22, 2021 10:19 PM - The Canadian Press

Police: Parade-crash suspect was in a domestic disturbance

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Police canvass the streets in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after a vehicle plowed into a Christmas parade hitting more than 20 people Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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 says there is no evidence of terrorism in the event.

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 charges 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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