Five people were killed and nearly 50 people injured in a season event that turned deadly.
Police canvass debris left following a driver plowing into the Christmas parade on Main Street in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Among the deceased were members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, a group of grandmothers known for performing at parades, typically in matching white-brimmed hats and glittering pom-poms. The group announced their loss on Facebook, saying that “those who died were extremely passionate Grannies,” but did not initially say who or how many from their group had died.
Sorenson’s granddaughter, Gabrielle Kamentz, a nursing student, posted that she was “angry and sad” by the loss of her grandmother.Instagram story“I know she’ll always be watching over me, and watching me graduate from nursing school, smiling that I was able to take her place and follow her legacy,” Kamentz added.
Shawn said her brother, Jane’s husband, John, is “overwhelmed” and “amazed” by the support the family has received — their phones and door have been “nonstop” with condolences. In a news conference Monday, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson also identified victims LeAnna Owen, 71, and Wilhelm Hospel, 81.
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