The city’s livestream video and bystander video captured the chaotic scene when an SUV sped along the parade route and then into the crowd. “This afternoon, our dear Jackson has sadly succumbed to his injuries and passed away,” the page’s organizer, Alyssa Albro, wrote. He was walking in the parade with his 12-year-old brother Tucker, who was injured in the crash and was being discharged from the hospital, according to his GoFundMe page. Jackson Sparks, 8, was the first of many injured children to have died. Another officer fired three shots into the vehicle, but it did not stop.įive people ranging in age from 52 to 81 were pronounced dead within hours. The criminal complaint said 62 people were injured, up from the 48 previously announced by police.īrooks is accused of speeding away from police and entering the Waukesha Christmas parade on Sunday night, refusing to stop even as an officer banged on the hood of his SUV. “The nature of this offense is shocking,” said Waukesha Court Commissioner Kevin Costello.Īdditional charges related to the sixth death and the more than 60 people injured will be coming later this week or next, said Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper.
His bail was set at $5 million, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. He rocked back and forth in his seat and cried throughout his court hearing on Tuesday, his attorney’s arm on his back, as the charges against him were detailed. An 8-year-old boy became the sixth person to die Tuesday as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, with a criminal complaint alleging that the suspect in the case steered side-to-side with the intent of striking marchers and spectators.ĭarrell Brooks Jr., 39, was charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide, a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence if convicted.