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Pieces. so pack your captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, a christmas parade turns into a nightmare after an suv mows down children and the elderly, killing five and injuring dozens more. an update on thkids still in critical condition and how the suspect with a long criminal history was let out of jail just days earlier. after a joyous tradition on waukesha s main street ends in tragedy. what we re learning about the five killed, including the leader to have the milwaukee dancing grannies, a group cbs news profiled just this summer. she s like the heart and soul, honest to god. o donnell: tonight, the suspect facing five counts of intentional homicide. closing arguments in the ahmaud arbery murder trial. his mother weeping in court, as
: leanna owen, 71-ye71-year-old female. reporter: the incident left five dead ranging 52 to 81, and 40 injured, nearly half injured as young as three years old. families celebrating the holidays watched in horror. when i looked over, i saw one person on the ground, their feet and they were surround bid a bunch of people. reporter: matt was at the ray paid with his two young children. when i walked past i fold my girls to close their eyes and look the other way. reporter: 39-year-old darrell brooks is identified as the suspect and police say hebao evidenceer in thedeaon boks reporter: on social media, brooks who lives in milwaukee can be seen rapping next to a red suv. brooks criminal history dates back to 1999. last year he was charged with three felony gun counts.
Night families gather to celebrate the holiday season. now as we learn more about this tragedy, we re learning that this close knit city is coming together to remember the lives lost. ( screaming ) joy quickly turned into chaos. tonight officers say is it suspect was fleeing a domestic disturbance when he plowed through police barricades. this was the moment the suv owraro lving cae.0 or 15 peoth street! multiple complications. reporter: good samaritans rushed to help the injured. dan thompson, police chief, became emotional as he read the names of those killed. and i say this with great sorrow. virginia sorenson, 79-year-old female.
Parade. there is a vigil held tonight in this milwaukee suburb for the victims of the rampage. families and community leaders struggling to make sense of what happened. five people were killed and nearly 50 others injured when a man plowed his suv through a barricade and drove along the christmas parade route. in a few terrifying moments, this joyous event shockingly transformed into chaos. the dead range in age from 52 to 81 years old and include four members of milwaukee s dancing grannies. many children are among the wounded and several tonight fighting for their lives. we also learned today the driver now facing intentional homicide charges was out on bond after he allegedly punched the mother of his child and intentionally ran her over with the same vehicle at a milwaukee gas station earlier this mon. we have team coverage of the tragedy beginning with cbs s rter: od evening. this is mean street where last