Multiple deaths and injuries after car plows through Christmas parade in Wisconsin

Five people were killed and more than 40 were injured, including children, after a car plowed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin , Sunday evening, prompting police to fire at the speeding vehicle.

The city acknowledged on Twitter that the numbers could change as more information becomes available.

The shocking scene unfolded around 4:30 p.m. local time. Waukesha Police Chief Daniel Thompson confirmed that an officer fired at the vehicle and that a suspect was in custody in what he called "a very fluid investigation."

"It is unknown at this time whether this incident has a nexus to terrorism,” he said.

The incident took place just 50 miles north of Kenosha, where Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday in the shooting deaths of two men in a trial that drew national attention.

Angelito Tenorio told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel he had just finished marching in the parade with his family and friends when the car sped through the parade route.