US: Child injured in Wisconsin Christmas parade crash dies

Death toll rises to 6 after Darrell Brooks, 39, allegedly steers car into marchers

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A woman writes a message to a deceased friend on a memorial cross after a car plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 23, 2021.
A woman writes a message to a deceased friend on a memorial cross after a car plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 23, 2021.
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Washington: A child injured when a car plowed into a Wisconsin Christmas parade has died, taking the toll from the tragedy to six, a local prosecutor said Tuesday as the suspect appeared in court.

Darrell Brooks, 39, was charged with five counts of intentional homicide, and now faces a sixth murder charge, prosecutor Susan Opper said. Brooks allegedly steered his red SUV into marching musicians, dancers and children in the annual holiday parade Sunday in the city of Waukesha.

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