vehicle ran down members of a marching band. we re not showing you the moment of impact here. it is unknown right now whether this has been considered an act of terrorism. but the white house and fbi are monitoring the situation, and the incident has drawn swift reactions from lawmakers on capitol hill. now, police say that an officer did fire his weapon at the vehicle in order to try to stop it as it was heading away. but no one was injured by that gunshot. our reporter is on the scene with the latest. reporter: the police chief, mayor and fire chief would not answer any questions at the very latest update of the evening. but earlier sunday night, they did confirm a few key points, including the fact that more than 20 people were injured, including children. they would not say how many people exactly had been killed. the police chief said they are still working on informing next of kin, and many people are still being treated in the area hospitals. the police chief d
police are on the scene and there is a confirmed person of interest in the ongoing investigation. as of now there are no other threats present and the scene is safe. the victims have been taken by ambulance, police officers and private vehicles to local hospitals in the area. waukesha s mayor called the incident very tragic and chaotic. let s bring in our msnbc anchor richard lui who has been on the story from the very beginning. you talked to eyewitnesses throughout the evening. what have you learned from the eyewitnesses about what happened in wisconsin? as you know so well, in your reporting, it is those folks that give us the tips of what may have happened because we don t have the confirmed information as of yet. from authorities. as you mentioned authorities are saying they ll come to the ram ras in about cameras in about 30 minutes. i spoke with scott gregor a life long resident of waukesha. this is a small, idyllic town. this is 70,000, 75,000. the parade was on m
This happened? there must be so much confusion about the why along with the obvious grief, i imagine. no, we don t have any indication of a motive. you know, this area of the country, this area of the state has really been amplified lately. we ve been on the news for some bad things. some good things and some bad things. and, you know, we just had the trial of kyle rittenhouse that just wrapped up that made it in the national news, and now this following it. emotions are at an all-time high and people don t know where to turn. you, eah, absolutely. that s a very good point. it s remarkable to see how quickly people reacted to help the injured. tell us about waukesha, what kind of place is it? waukesha is a it s a suburb it is in its own county, but it s a suburb of
You got there soon after this happened. just describe what you saw. on my way there from milwaukee, milwaukee is the major city next to waukesha, you could see ambulances flying down the interstate in the opposite direction towards the hospital. when i arrived on the scene, it was pretty quiet. police officers did a pretty good job of breaking up the group of getting people out of the area so they could take a look at the crime scene. so a lot of red lights around, ambulances and fire engines coming from every direction. i arrived at city hall where the mayor arrived. he didn t take comments. and from there, we were shuffled into the fire department, waiting for instructions from the police department. do people that you spoke to, do they have any sense of why
Milwaukee, pretty much. it s a what we like to say in the states, a ruby red district. it s very much conservative. very much republican. very much donald trump. and it s a big difference from the city life in milwaukee. but the people are lovely. i mean, when you go into a waukesha business or a waukesha home, you re treated like you re a member of the family. you know, the people that attended this parade were proudly locals that were very loyal to the city of waukesha. and, you know, it turned into a very tragic event. what do we know about where the investigation stands at the moment? i don t think there s going to be any more updates this ooefg. evening. it doesn t look like they re going to share any more information this evening. we don t know any information about the fatalities.