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Posted: 2021-11-23T22:27:54Z | Updated: 2021-11-24T00:17:08Z

Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide after six people were killed when a driver mowed down a crowd at a Christmas parade with an SUV.

Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged on Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court for the crash in Waukesha on Sunday that, in addition to the fatalities, injured at least 62 people. Brooks, 39, was originally charged on five counts, however prosecutors said a sixth will be filed because a sixth victim a child died Tuesday afternoon.

Under Wisconsin law, a conviction of first-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life sentence. Other lesser charges are expected to be filed against Brooks related to the dozens injured. Bail had been set for Brooks on Tuesday at $5 million.

As a result of the crash, at least six people died. Among the dead are 79-year-old Virginia Sorenson, 71-year-old LeAnna Owen, 81-year-old Wilhelm Hospel, 52-year-old Tamara Durand, 52-year-old Jane Kulich and 8-year-old Jackson Sparks.