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Charges filed following Waukesha tragedy

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

November 26, 2021 • Southeast Region

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Local officials have arrested and filed charges for a person who is accused of deliberately running over people at the Waukesha Christmas parade, killing at least six and wounding dozens more.

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