Multiple injured after car drives into holiday parade in U.S. Wisconsin

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle plowed into a crowd at an annual holiday parade on Sunday afternoon in the northeastern U.S. state of Wisconsin, causing multiple injuries, local media reported.

The incident happened at around 4:30 p.m. local time (2230 GMT) in the city of Waukesha.

Several video clips posted on social media showed that a red SUV broke through barriers and ran into the crowd at a high speed, and police officers fired multiple shots when the car drove away.

Police have shut down several streets in downtown Waukesha, and a number of emergency services are responding to the scene, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Enditem