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5 Dead, Over 40 Injured After SUV Plows Into Wisconsin Holiday Parade

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS NEWS) -- An SUV plowed into a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Sunday, killing five people and injuring more than 40 others, the city says.

Videos of the incident posted on social media showed a red SUV speeding around the parade marchers and eventually hitting a group of participants. At a news conference Sunday night, Police Chief Dan Thompson said the SUV had been located and a person of interest was in custody.

A law enforcement official familiar with the early findings of the investigation told CBS News it appeared the suspect was fleeing another scene -- possibly a knife fight -- when he ran into the people at the parade, and the incident didn't appear to be an act of terrorism "at this time."

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