. >> : 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. according to court documents in a domestic abuse incident brooks intentionally ran over his child's mother with his vehicle. brooks posted a $1,000 bail on november 11. the milwaukee d.a. called the bail inappropriately low today. president biden said he and his family are praying for the suffering.

virginia sorenson and leanna owen were in their 70s. ♪ ♪ ♪ four were members of the beloved local groups the dancing grannies. this summer they told our milwaukee affiliates cbs 58 how much the group meant to them. >> we all truly, i think, love each other, too, we're like sisters. >> reporter: sorenson was described as the leader of the tight-knit dancing family. >> she's like the heart and soul, honest to god. >> reporter: at least 48 people were wounded. injuries ranged from scraped faces to serious head wounds and broken bones. among the injured are at least 18 children who were taken to the hospital. six of them are in critical condition tonight in the i.c.u., including 11-year-old jessa-lynn torres seen dancing in the parade. she is still in the i.c.u. according to her uncle. also three sets of siblings, young kids, all hurt. >> this is unique and truly demonstrates the devastating effects of this on our community. >> reporter: the christmas parade was put on hold last year due to covid so this was supposed to be a night of pure joy. >> we have so much healing that needs to occur.

leanna owens, 71-year-old female. tomorrow ara durand, 52-year-old female. jane kulich, 52-year-old female. wilhelm hospital, 81-year-old male. the suspect involved in this tragic incident is identified as darrell e. brooks, male, 39 years of age, who is a resident of southern milwaukee. at this time the waukesha police department is referring five counts of first degree intentional homicide with additional charges based on the investigation. but those will come in time. there are many roads in the downtown area that were closed as investigators worked through the crime scene. those roads have since been opened. i'll say this. minutes after the incident occurred, i responded to the scene. and what i saw out of chaos and tragedy was heroism. first responders and the community coming together and working together on triaging victims. the fire department, working in partnership with the fire department, getting these victims to the hospital. the fire department transported multiple victims. the chief will talk about that. officers picked up victims and put them

three of the victims virginia sorenson, known as ginny, leanna owen and tamara durand all members ofthe milwaukee dancing grannies who marched in sunday's parade, wilhelm hospel died while walking alongside them carrying cups of ice >> oh, my god! >> reporter: dozens more injured sunday, including 18 kids rushed to children's hospital. ten remained in icu, while the trauma of that day was setting in >> people screaming everywhere, panic. we just took off running. >> reporter: taylor medrano was at the parade with her 1-year-old son and witnessed the horror. >> could you feel the car zooming past >> it was like a brush of wind and all of those kids, it was like they weren't even there. >> we are all waukesha >> reporter: a devastated community finding comfort in grieving together. >> i mentioned at the top of the broadcast, we've gotten late word of a sixth victim. what are you learning? >> reporter: lester, according to life point church and a gofundme page created by a family member, the 8-year-old boy was jackson sparks he underwent brain surgery sunday evening but sadly passed awa

virginia sorenson, jane kulich, leanna owen, tamara durand, and wilhelm hospel three of the victims part of the milwaukee dancing grannies, along with one of their husbands. >> i was like it is for everyone to remember how much joy they brought to everyone, how much they taught us, how much they taught us to enjoy dancing and being together and being a family >> reporter: 48 others were injured 18 kids were taken to children's wisconsin hospital 6 children remain in critical condition. >> when i saw all the chaos and tragedy was heroes first responders and community coming together. >> reporter: main street right now is one massive crime scene wrapped in this police tape. and you can tell how quickly the families here had to evacuate because there are abandoned strollers and kids wagons, chairs spread out all along the parade route. tonight a suspect is in custody, 39-year-old darrell brooks from milwaukee. police say the they say he has a long criminal history earlier this month, brooks was charged with battery and domestic abuse after the mother of his child said he intentionally and w

leanna owens, 71-year-old female. tomorrow derand, 52-year-old female. jane koulish, 52-year-old female. wilmelm, 81-year-old male. the suspect involved in this tragic incident identified as daryl e. brooks, male, 39 years of age, who was a resident of milwaukee. at this time, the waukesha police department is referring five counts of first degree intentional homicide with additional charges based on the investigation. but those will come in time. there are many roads in the downtown area that were closed as investigators worked through the crime scene. those roads have since been opened. i'll say this. minutes after the incident occurred, i responded to the scene. and what i saw out of chaos and tragedy was heroes. first responders and the community coming together and working together on triaging victims, the fire department working in partnership with the fire department getting these victims to the hospital. fire department transported multiple victims. the chief will talk about that. officers picked up victims and put them in the squad and rushed th

leanna owen, 71-year-old female. >> reporter: the incident left five dead, ranging in ages between 521, and at least 48 injured, nearly half of them children as young as 3 years old. families celebrating the holidays watched in horror. >> when i looked over and i saw one person on the ground. i saw their feet and they're surrounded by a bunch of people. >> reporter: matt ruud was at the parade with his two young children. >> when i was walking past, i told my girls to close their eyes and look the other way because i don't want them to see that. >> reporter: officials identified 39-year-old darrell brooks as a suspect and say he intentionally drove through barricades. thompson said there is no evidence this was a terrorist incident. >> we have no indication that brooks knew anybody in the parade. >> 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. according to court documents, in a domestic abuse incident just earlier this month, brooks i

leanna owen was 71. tamara durand 52-year-old grandmother to four. jane kuehl listen also 52 years old leaves behind 17-year-old twins, 2 daughter and grandchildren. wilhelm hospel was 81 years old. today an 8-year-old little boy died. every time the left tries to defund the police, or undermine the rule of law, they are choosing this monster over those great wisconsinites. here to respond is dan bongino host of unfiltered on saturday nights. dan, thanks for joining me. first, you and i have both been in law enforcement. you have been a cop. i have been a prosecutor. and here we have mr. brooks who has a warrant out for his arrest. has a serious charge over a year ago, and is released on $500 bail. and on the second arrest, with a warrant out for his arrest, he is released on only $1,000 cash bail. tell me how this works and how prosecutors can make such low recommendations to judges. >> dan: i have got a lot to say here so get ready first, it's very good to see you hosting. no one more appropriate for this topic than you. you were a prosecutor liter

virginia sorenson, leanna owen, tamara durand, jane kulich, and wilhelm hospel.kesha mayor shawn reilly faced his grieving community. >> i saw all the happy children sitting on the curb. i saw all the happy parents behind their children. today, our community faced horror and tragedy in what should have been a community celebration. stephanie: tonight, a number of children are in hospitals in critical or serious condition. and main street is a crime scene. a jury in georgia is set to begin deliberating tomorrow on murder charges against three white men accused of killing ahmaud arbery last year. during closing argument, the panel heard from prosecutors who painted the shooting as racially-motivated. the defense insisted it was self-defense. >> all three of these defendants made assumptions. made assumptions about what was going on that day, and they made their decision to attack ahmaud arbery in their driveways, because he was a black man running down the street. >> it is absolutely horrific and tragic that this happened. this is where the law is intertwined with

of that banner, virginia sorenson, known as ginnie she was killed along with two other members, leanna owen. >> 62 other people were hurt, including 18 children leaving a devastated community to find comfort in grieving together. among the children still in the hospital we know that six are in critical condition. as far as that suspect is concerned, he's expected to appear in court again in january for a preliminary hearing. chris, if he's found guilty of these charges he's facing, he faces life in prison. >> molly, look, you know this community. there are a lot of questions about darrell brooks. first and foremost is how was he even out on a thousand dollars bond? have we heard any good answer from prosecutors in that case about this? >> that's the question that a lot of people have on the legal end of this, the district attorney in milwaukee county where that case was handled, he immediately put out a press release after this incident and said that he is launching an internal review of how he had -- how mr. brooks was out on a thousand dollar bail for that case, which also involved allega

their names are 79-year-old virginia sorenson. 71-year-old leanna owen. 52-year-old james coolidge, 81old wilhelm and 52-year-old tamara duran. children's hospital also says they treated 18 kids after this attack. and sadly three sets of siblings. so you can imagine how hard that is for the parents going in there trying to see how their kids are when all of their kids or at least multiple kids are there in the emergency room. guys, back to you. steve: so, mike, the d.a. says, you know, he walls granted bail. it was inappropriately low given the crimes. well, that's fine to say now. you know, a as his excuse. how often does something like this happen where they give a bail amount like that that is so low for somebody who is involved in something this serious as you detailed a moment ago where he essentially tried to run over the baby momma of his child with that same vehicle. >> well, what happened in in this chase is essentially the scheduling stacked up and started conflicting with his right to a speedy trial. sounds like a bureaucratic snafu that they didn't process the case fast eno

leanna owens, 71-year-old female. demar durrant, 52-year-old female.-year-old female. wilhelm hosple. the tragic trick of the suspect involved, darrell brooks the suspect of the tragic incident, darrell brooks. counts of homicide, additional charges based on the investigation that will come in time. there are many roads in the downtown area that are close to as investigators work through the crime scene. those roads have since been opened. i will say minutes after the incident occurred, i responded to the scene and what i saw out of the chaos and tragedy was heroes. first responders in the community working together on triaging victims, the fire department, working in partnership with the fire department, getting these victims to the hospital. fire department transported multiple victims. officers picked up victims and put them into squad cars and rush them to the hospital. there was also off-duty law enforcement, fire and ems personnel that were attending this event who immediately got involved in took part in saving lives. i want to thank our communi

virginia sorenson, jane kulick, leanna owen, tamara durand and william hosel. how much they taught us, how much they taught us to enjoy dancing and being together and being a family. >> reporter: 48 others were injured, 18 others taken to wisconsin children's hospital. six children remain in critical condition. >> what i saw out of chaos and tragedy was heroes, first responders coming together. >> main street right now is one massive crime scene wrapped in police tape. you can tell how quickly the families here had to evacuate because there are abandoned strollers and kids' wagons and chairs spread out all along the parade route. a suspect is in custody, 39-year-old darrell brooks from milwaukee. police say the incident began with a domestic disturbance and he has a long criminal history. earlier this month brooks was charged with battery and domestic abuse after the mother of his child said he intentionally and without consent ran her over with his vehicle. he was released from jail just 11 days ago after posting $1,000 bail, according to the milwaukee distric

three of the victims, virginia sorenson, leanna owen and tamara dorand, part of the dancing grannies.alongside them. 18 kids were rushed to the children's hospital. ten remain in icu. the trauma of the day is setting in. >> people screaming everywhere, panic. we just took off running. >> reporter: taylor was at the parade with her 1-year-old son and witnessed the horror. could you feel the car zooming past? >> it was like a brush of wind. all those kids, it was like they weren't even there. >> we are all waukesha. >> reporter: a devastated community finding comfort in grieving together. >> meagan fitzgerald reporting from waukesha. the 8-year-old who died yesterday was named jackson sparks. he was a member of the waukesha blazers wolf pack baseball team. he was marching with his baseball team. his 12-year-old brother, tucker, also was injured. tucker has been discharged from the hospital. sadly and tragically, jackson didn't make it through. there are still children in critical condition. we're sending our love and our prayers to all those families this holiday. >>> the fate of three