LeAnna Owen was a 71-year-old member of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies who was killed during the Waukesha Christmas parade on the afternoon of November 21, 2021. She lived in the Milwaukee-area community of Cudahy, managed an apartment complex there, and was remembered by relatives as a mother and grandmother who loved dancing and the parades.

A red Ford Escape driven by Darrell E. Brooks Jr. drove into the parade after officers had encountered the vehicle and repeatedly attempted to stop it. Prosecutors say Brooks accelerated into the procession, striking parade participants and spectators. The medical examiner testified Owen suffered catastrophic blunt-force injuries to her head, spine, torso and internal organs, and that some neck and spinal injuries would have been fatal within seconds. She was one of six people killed and more than 60 injured in the attack.

Brooks was arrested the same evening after officers located the damaged vehicle and was later tried and convicted on multiple counts, including first-degree intentional homicide. Owen’s family described the deep loss her death caused. If anyone knew LeAnna, her routines, or was at the parade that day, can you share what you remember?