It was 4:35 p.m. in Waukesha, Wis., 34 days before Dec. 25. But the neighbors of this city west of Milwaukee were celebrating a Christmas parade moving through Main Street.
A quarter-mile from the rotary building, at 4:39 p.m., an officer told a dispatcher a maroon Ford Escape "just blew by [him]" at White Rock and Hartwell avenues.
Barricades blocking traffic to the parade route were removed from that intersection just a minute before, according to police audio and time codes provided by Broadcastify.
Knife fight reported
on police radio
4:35 p.m.
WISCONSIN
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Fox River
WHITE ROCK AVE.
SUV route
Barricades were removed at 4:38 p.m. and the SUV passed an officer at 4:39 p.m.
Parade
start
W MAIN ST.
SUV hits the
marchers
4:40 p.m
Main St. and Pleasant St. was blocked by plastic barricades and by a police car
SUV route
WISCONSIN AVE.
Parade
route
Cutler
Park
Parade
end
N WEST ave.
1,000 feet
Knife fight reported
on police radio
4:35 p.m.
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Fox River
WHITE ROCK AVE.
SUV route
Barricades were removed at 4:38 p.m. and the SUV passed an officer at 4:39 p.m.
Parade
start
W MAIN ST.
SUV hits
the marchers
4:40 p.m
Main St. and Pleasant St. was blocked by plastic barricades and by a police car
WISCONSIN AVE.
SUV route
Parade
route
Cutler
Park
Parade
end
N WEST ave.
1,000 feet
Knife fight reported
on police radio
4:35 p.m.
Moor Downs
Golf Course
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
Waukesha
WHITE ROCK AVE.
Fox River
e NORTH ST.
SUV route
Barricades were removed at 4:38 p.m. and the SUV passed an officer at
4:39 p.m.
Parade
start
MADISON ST.
W MAIN ST.
SUV hits
the marchers
4:40 p.m
Main St. and Pleasant St. was blocked by plastic barricades and by
a police car
WISCONSIN AVE.
SUV route
Parade
route
Fox River
Cutler
Park
Parade
end
e Broadway
N WEST ave.
Bethesda
Park
1,000 feet
WHITE ROCK AVE.
SUV route
Plastic barricades
and a police car
E MAIN ST.
Diverted
traffic
E MAIN ST.
Parade
start
SUV route
PLEASANT ST.
WHITE ROCK AVE.
SUV route
Plastic barricades
and a police car
E MAIN ST.
Diverted
traffic
E MAIN ST.
Parade
start
SUV route
PLEASANT ST.
WHITE ROCK AVE.
SUV route
Plastic barricades
and a police car
E MAIN ST.
Diverted
traffic
E MAIN ST.
Parade
start
SUV route
PLEASANT ST.
WHITE ROCK AVE.
SUV route
Plastic barricades
and a police car
E MAIN ST.
Diverted
traffic
E MAIN ST.
Parade
start
SUV route
PLEASANT ST.
The SUV continued down White Rock Avenue then turned onto westbound Main Street, just behind the start of the parade route. It did not go through another police barricade before reaching the parade route.
At the intersection where the suspect allegedly turned, a police car and several plastic barriers created a barricade to divert westbound traffic from Main Street, according to witness statements. The position of that barricade did not block a right-hand turn from White Rock Avenue, which meant the SUV was behind the barricade when it turned onto Main Street. The Waukesha Police Department did not respond to requests for comment.
A few moments later, the suspect allegedly rammed through the parade participants, killing five and injuring more than 40 people, including children.
The suspect who allegedly drove over the Marching Blackshirts of Waukesha South High School and other participants in the festivities was later identified by police as Darrell E. Brooks Jr., 39. A law enforcement official confirmed to The Washington Post that Brooks had been fleeing the scene of an alleged fight involving a knife.
Parade
start
1
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
BUCKLEY ST.
Picture
location
1
W MAIN ST.
SUV route
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
MARTIN ST.
N EAST AVE.
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
SUV drives Main St.
at high speed
Images from a video by Jesus Ochoa
Parade
start
1
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
BUCKLEY ST.
Picture
location
1
W MAIN ST.
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
SUV route
N EAST AVE.
MARTIN ST.
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
SUV drives Main St.
at high speed
Images from a video by Jesus Ochoa
Parade
start
1
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
BUCKLEY ST.
SUV route
Picture
location
W MAIN ST.
1
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
N EAST AVE.
MARTIN ST.
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
SUV drives Main St.
at high speed
Images from a video by Jesus Ochoa
Parade
start
1
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
BUCKLEY ST.
SUV route
Picture
location
W MAIN ST.
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
1
N EAST AVE.
MARTIN ST.
Waukesha County
Historical Society
& Museum
SUV drives Main St.
at high speed
Images from a video by Jesus Ochoa
The suspect then allegedly drove down Main Street, hitting more than 40 people and killing at least five of them.
Parade
start
2
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
N barstow st.
Picture
location
2
SUV route
W MAIN ST.
Gaspar ST.
Gaspar ST.
W MAIN ST.
SUV strikes the Marching Blackshirts of Waukesha South High School, the 49th marchers in the parade
Images from a video by Angela O’Boyle
Parade
start
2
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
N barstow st.
Picture
location
2
SUV route
W MAIN ST.
Gaspar ST.
Gaspar ST.
W MAIN ST.
SUV strikes the Marching Blackshirts of Waukesha South High School, the 49th marchers in the parade
Images from a video by Angela O’Boyle
Parade
start
2
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
N barstow st.
SUV route
Picture
location
2
W MAIN ST.
N barstow st.
Gaspar ST.
W BROADWAY
Gaspar ST.
W MAIN ST.
SUV strikes the Marching Blackshirts of Waukesha South High School, the 49th marchers in the parade
Images from a video by Angela O’Boyle
Parade
start
2
Parade route
Parade
end
SUV
route
N barstow st.
SUV route
Picture
location
2
W MAIN ST.
N barstow st.
Gaspar ST.
W BROADWAY
Gaspar ST.
W MAIN ST.
SUV strikes the Marching Blackshirts of Waukesha South High School, the 49th marchers in the parade
Images from a video by Angela O’Boyle
Down the road, instead of following the parade route and making a turn to get to Wisconsin Avenue, the suspect allegedly went straight through North West Avenue, passing over the barriers.
Parade
start
Parade route
3
Parade
end
SUV
route
W MAIN ST.
SUV route
Plastic
barricades
Parade route
WISCONSIN AVE.
N WEST AVE.
SUV continues
to N West Ave.
breaking through
the barriers
3
Parade
start
Parade route
3
Parade
end
SUV
route
W MAIN ST.
SUV route
Plastic
barricades
Parade route
WISCONSIN AVE.
SUV continues
to N West Ave.
breaking through
the barriers
3
N WEST AVE.
Parade
start
Parade route
3
Parade
end
SUV
route
W MAIN ST.
SUV route
Plastic
barricades
Parade route
WISCONSIN AVE.
SUV continues
to N West Ave.
breaking through
barriers
3
N WEST AVE.
Parade
start
Parade route
3
Parade
end
SUV
route
W MAIN ST.
SUV route
Plastic
barricades
Parade route
WISCONSIN AVE.
SUV continues
to N West Ave.
breaking through
barriers
3
N WEST AVE.
Adriana Usero contributed to this report.