- Photos show chairs, clothes, blankets, and shoes littering the streets of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
- At least 5 people have died and another 40 are injured after an SUV crashed into the crowd on Sunday.
- Attendees of the Christmas parade seemed to abandoned their personal items to try to get to safety.
Photos show clothes, shoes, and chairs scattered in the street in the aftermath of an SUV hitting crowds at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin on Sunday.
A red SUV drove through barricades and smashed into crowds of people in the city of Waukesha, which is outside Milwaukee.
Authorities said at least five people have died and another 40 were injured. Police said they detained a person of interest and a vehicle after the attack but haven't released their identity or a possible motive.
Photos of the scene Monday morning show abandoned clothing and blankets strewn across the street:
Overturned chairs were left at the scene in the aftermath.
People even lost shoes as they fled the carnage.
Witnesses claim the SUV intentionally drove into the Christmas parade crowd, changing its path to crash into people.
It was the city's 58th Annual Christmas Parade, and the first in two years after the coronavirus pandemic canceled last year's. The theme this year was "Comfort and Joy."