It’s hard to imagine anything more sickening than what happened at the Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Sunday evening.

The festive spirit was joyfully high as hundreds of happy families lined the streets to cheer on marching bands and a well-known local troupe of ‘Dancing Grannies’.

Then, in the flash of a speeding car, the merry scene was replaced by one of utter carnage.

A maroon Ford Escape driven by 39-year-old rapper Darrell E. Brooks smashed through protective crowd barriers surrounding the parade route and drove dementedly into the celebratory crowd, mowing down children and elderly people in a deadly rampage.

Five adults were killed and over 48 people, including many kids, were injured – some critically.

Among those who died were three members of the Dancing Grannies.

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