More than 20 people, including children, were injured and some died after a car plowed into the crowds on the Waukesha Holiday Parade route on Sunday night, November 21.
screamed, saw the car plow into the band just past my balcony at that point, it hit at least two people, rolled over both of them and then continued down the road. reporter: in the city s livestream you can see a marching band playing. the red suv then barrels down the street, moments later, the video shows a police officer chasing after the vehicle. we have multiple casualties. 15 people down in the street! reporter: according to the city of waukesha, at least five people are dead and over 40 injured. the vehicle struck more than 20 individuals. some individuals were children and some fatalitiyies as a resu of this incident. reporter: at least 28 hurt were treated at local area hospitals. we do not have any specifics on the injuries at this time. all of the patients were transported. reporter: authorities are investigating the event this morning. we re no longer looking for a suspect vehicle. we do have a person of interest in custody at the moment but
is no longer a threat. one of the people who saw this happen is angela boil. i just met you, angela, because you were down here. you actually live in the apartment complex where the window overlooks the parade and you saw this happen. tell me about that moment you stepped out on your balcony to watch the parade. i was watching it for my kids to say wish you were hear and the next thing i heard were screams and turned my head and saw the car plow into the band. it hit at least two people right away, rolled over both of them and continued down the road to by like people s park at the end of the block and kept going. it didn t stop. he did not stop at all or she, whoever it was. kept going. did you hear gunshots, as well? i did not. everyone says that. i did not. i heard people screaming and yelling out their children s names. this marching band that you saw this car ran into, you said this was a high school marching
one witness described the horror of seeing the holiday celebration turn suddenly tragic. the next thing i heard were screams. i saw the car plow into the band that was just past my balcony at that point. it hit two people, rolled over both of them, continued down the road by peoples park which is at the end of the block, and then kept going. it didn t stop. this morning, the vehicle has been recovered and a person of interest is in custody. the police chief said their investigation remains very fluid. natasha chen is on the ground in waukesha. you have been covering this all night, talking to people there at the scene. tell us, natasha, the very latest here. reporter: yeah. brianna, the police are really focusing on why this happened. they have a lot of the downtown historic court blocked off.
welcome to cnn newsroom. i m max foster. if you re just joining us we re going to bring you up to date with breaking news. officials in wisconsin said 5 are dead and more than 40 injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd in the town of walk ca zsh waukesha. there is no active threat to the community. they have a person of interest in custody. reporter: you live in the apartment complex where the window overlooks the parade. you saw this happen. tell me about the moment you stepped out on the balcony. i was watching it for my kids who i wish were here. i heard screams and saw the car