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Driver of rampaging SUV that tore through Waukesha Christmas parade leaving at least FIVE dead and 40 injured was ‘fleeing a knife crime’: Cops hunt ‘second suspect’ after taking one person into custody and refuse to rule out terror

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  • Five people have been confirmed dead and 40 have been injured after SUV plowed into a Christmas parade 
  • Parade was underway in Waukesha, Wisconsin, when car broke through barriers at 4.40pm and hit crowds 
  • At least 12 children are among the injured, with elderly people and a priest also confirmed as being hurt
  • Police say a ‘person of interest’ is in custody but no arrests have been made and no motive has been disclosed
  • NBC reports that person has a long criminal history and was fleeing a knife fight at the time 
  • Officers say they have not discounted terrorism as a motive, but are also believed to be looking into the possibility the suspect was fleeing an earlier knife incident when he reached the parade route  

At least five people have been killed and 40 injured – including at least 12 children – after a speeding SUV plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban town near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday.

A red Ford Escape broke through barriers in Waukesha, Wisconsin, around 4.40pm as the parade was taking place and drove at speed through crowds, sending bodies flying as horrified families watched on helplessly.

Police say a ‘person of interest’ is now in custody, but no arrests have been made. ABC News cites an unnamed law enforcement source who says there might have been a second person in the vehicle.

An internal memo that went out to police said: ‘Police have one subject in custody and one remains at large.’

Waukesha Police Chief Daniel Thompson said no motive has yet been established, but officers are not discounting terrorism. Officers are also looking into the possibility that the suspect was fleeing an earlier incident involving a knife when he reached the parade, NBC said.

Detectives will not yet confirm if they believe the attack was a deliberate act of terror, or if the suspect lost control of the vehicle while fleeing an earlier crime. They have also refused to comment on whether the incident has anything to do with the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict in Kenosha, 50 miles away. A press conference has been scheduled for 2pm EST…

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