Darrell Brooks sentenced to life in prison in deadly Christmas parade attack

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Darrell Brooks was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility for parole for driving his SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more, after being removed twice from the courtroom for disrupting the proceedings.On 60 counts of recklessly endangering safety, Brooks was sentenced to 17.5 years for each count -- amounting to 762.5 years of initial confinement, plus 305 years of extended supervision, on top of the six life sentences, Dorow said.Brooks chose 'path of evil': Judge Wednesday's sentencing comes after dozens of victims of the attack confronted Brooks in angry, emotional statements on Tuesday.Brooks was removed from the courtroom during the judge's sentencing remarks for what Dorow described as a "tirade" and placed in another courtroom with audio access to the proceedings.Brooks and family speak on his behalf Prior to Dorow's sentencing, several people spoke on Brooks' behalf in Waukesha County court on Wednesday over Zoom, starting with his mother, Dawn Brooks."

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