Waukesha's mayor and police chief are providing reporters a brief statement about the parade incident:
Mayor Shawn Reilly: "Tonight was a traumatic situation for the city of Waukesha. We don't have all the details. We can't provide details at this point."
Mayor Shawn Reilly: "Tonight was a traumatic situation for the city of Waukesha. We don't have all the details. We can't provide details at this point."
More than 20 people were injured, police chief says. There is one person of interest. Did not say whether he/she was in custody.
Some victims had to be transported by family and friends.
"There are no other threats involved. The scene is now safe."
Some victims had to be transported by family and friends.
"There are no other threats involved. The scene is now safe."
Waukesha School Board member Corey Montiho said his daughter's dance team was hit by the SUV.
"They were pom-poms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter. My wife and two daughters were almost hit."
"They were pom-poms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter. My wife and two daughters were almost hit."
"Please pray for everybody. Please pray. My family is safe but many are not. I held one little girls head in my hand, she was seizing and she was bleeding out of her ears. I held her mother as she collapsed. Please pray," Montiho told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Updated story here: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
Waukesha officials are planning a new press conference in just a few minutes. Stay tuned.
Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said there were multiple fatalities but is not releasing more details at this time.
Thompson said a person is in custody and police have recovered the vehicle involved.
11 adults and 12 children were transported to six hospitals.
Thompson said a person is in custody and police have recovered the vehicle involved.
11 adults and 12 children were transported to six hospitals.
Thompson says at this time he believes no shots were fired from the SUV. A police officer fired his gun to try to stop the driver/vehicle, he says.
Schools in Waukesha are canceled tomorrow.
Members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies were affected by the crash, according to their Facebook page.
"... we are waiting for word on their conditions. Please keep the Grannies, all those injured, and all those who witnessed this horrible event in your thoughts and prayers."
"... we are waiting for word on their conditions. Please keep the Grannies, all those injured, and all those who witnessed this horrible event in your thoughts and prayers."
The grannies describe themselves as a "group of grannies that meet once a week to practice routines for summer and winter parades."
Waukesha police said tonight it's unknown whether the incident "has any nexus to terrorism."
Another presser is scheduled for 9 p.m.
Another presser is scheduled for 9 p.m.
Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson says police will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. tomorrow with more details about the incident.
Five people are dead and more than 40 injured after a person drove an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, police confirmed late tonight.
Children's Wisconsin Hospital in Wauwatosa says it is caring for 18 patients who were injured in Waukesha.
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