Man Who Killed Six After Driving Through Waukesha Parade Sentenced to Life in Prison

Iesha November 17, 2022 News Leave a comment

A Wisconsin man was sentenced to life in prison following a two-day hearing for driving through a Christmas parade near Milwaukee last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more.

Darrell Brooks, 40, was sentenced by Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow to six mandatory life terms in prison after being found guilty of 76 criminal charges, including six counts of intentional homicide.

Last November, Brooks deliberately drove through police barricades at Waukesha’s annual parade and plowed into the crowd.

“I want you to know that not only I am sorry for what happened, I am sorry that you cannot see what is truly in my heart and the remorse in my heart,” Brooks said.

During the two-day sentencing, Brooks was confronted by dozens of family members of those killed and injured and those who survived the incident.

“Today is our day. Today is for us. Today is so we can take our handful of dirt, throw it on his grave and move on,” said Chris Owen, whose mother died in the attack.

Brooks, a Milwaukee resident who represented himself during the trial, called several people to testify to the court on his behalf before he was sentenced.

His grandmother Mary Edwards said in court that Brooks had bipolar disorder since he was 12 years old and that this disease led him to drive through the crowd.