Local Rapper Darrell Brooks Identified As Person Of Interest In Deadly Wisconsin Christmas Parade Rampage
5 people are dead and 40 others were left injured after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade in Wisconsin on Sunday. At least 18 children remain hospitalized Monday following the event, Children’s Wisconsin, a pediatric hospital in nearby Milwaukee shared.
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The city of Waukesha tweeted Monday morning, that the numbers of those killed and injured “may change as we collect additional information. Many people have self-transported to area hospitals.”
According to the latest updates, a local rapper who used an SUV in one of his music videos, is now reported as a person of interest in the Waukesha parade tragedy. As TMZ points out, Darrell Brooks Jr. aka Mathboi Fly dropped a music video a couple of years ago set in Milwaukee. Several times in the video, you see the red Ford Escape, which looks like the one seen in the horrific videos of the Christmas Parade. The news site notes that Brooks Jr. has a recent criminal history in the area. He got charged on November 5 with resisting an officer, bail jumping, 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety, disorderly conduct, and battery.
UPDATE: Cops have confirmed that he is the suspect and noted that Brooks was fleeing another incident when he barreled through the parade. We’re told there will be an investigation into how the parade route was secured and where those failures took place.
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