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A Wisconsin man is convicted of killing 6 with an SUV in a Christmas parade

Darrell Brooks in court Wednesday. Brooks pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease this year but withdrew the plea before his trial began with no explanation. (Mike De Sisti/AP)

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man was convicted Wednesday of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year, ending a trial in which he defended himself erratically and sometimes confrontationally.

The jury found Darrell Brooks guilty of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide. He faces a mandatory life sentence on each count.

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