Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks Jr. says he feels ‘demonized’
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Darrell Brooks Jr. been charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
The man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring dozens, said Wednesday that he feels like he’s being “demonized.”
Darrell Brooks Jr., in an interview with Fox News from the Waukesha County Jail, offered no details about a possible motive.
“I just feel like I’m being monster — demonized,” Brooks said, according to the Fox report.
According to a criminal complaint, Brooks drove his SUV into the parade in Waukesha on Nov. 21.
Witnesses said he was swerving and appeared to be intentionally trying to hit people. He was arrested minutes later as he stood on the porch of a nearby house asking the homeowner to help him call a ride.
Police said he had fled the scene of a domestic disturbance when he turned into the parade, although officers were not pursuing him at the time. He’s been charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
Brooks’ mother Dawn Woods, released a letter Wednesday offering the family’s condolences to the victims.
She said her son has long suffered from mental health issues and after he became an adult he lacked the insurance and finances to continue his medication and counselling, leading him to commit crimes.
