A child has died in relation to the Wisconsin Christmas parade incident, prosecutors say during the suspect's first court appearance, bringing the death toll to six
Darrell E. Brooks, 39, has officially been charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide, according to the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said they will consider a sixth homicide charge, due to the child's death.Brooks made his first court appearance to face charges Tuesday. The judge set his bail at $5 million. Brooks was arrested Sunday after police said he barreled into the Waukesha Christmas parade Sunday.
Christmas parade suspect faces 5 counts of intentional homicide 02:33He said police weren't able to respond to the domestic disturbance call because reports from the parade tragedy came flooding in shortly afterward.Early indications were that Brooks was fleeing the initial incident, according to multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the preliminary investigation findings. But there was no police chase of Brooks leading up to the parade, Thompson said.
Video shows SUV narrowly miss young girl as it barrels down road 01:42The woman survived the November 2 incident and was taken to a hospital for her injuries, according to a criminal complaint.Prosecutors filed five charges related to the incident, including obstructing an officer, second-degree recklessly endangering safety with domestic abuse assessments, disorderly conduct with domestic abuse assessments and misdemeanor battery with domestic abuse assessments.
SUV strikes marching band during Wisconsin holiday parade 01:51"The bail recommendation in this case is not consistent with the approach of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office toward matters involving violent crime, nor was it consistent with the risk assessment of the defendant prior to setting of bail," the DA's office said.
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