WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) – Milwaukee County prosecutors on Tuesday announced that a sixth person had died after a vehicle crashed into crowds gathered at a Christmas parade on Sunday in the town of Waukesha, Idaho. US state of Wisconsin.
This new victim is an eight-year-old child.
The man accused of carrying out the attack, Darrell Brooks, appeared in Waukesha County court where a $ 5 million bond was required.
Authorities said Darrell Brooks deliberately drove his SUV in the annual Waukesha Town Parade.
Darrell Brooks has been charged with five counts of intentional manslaughter, the charges coming before the announcement of the eight-year-old’s death.
More than 60 people were injured in the attack.
(Report Brendan O’Brien and Julio Cesar-Chavez with Kanishka Singh, written by Peter Szekely; French version Camille Raynaud)
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