Waukesha Massacre: As it happened per the criminal complaint

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42. Some may have good reasons to believe

that he tried to avoid more damage by not targeting people when a clear path was available or that he was in a panic. I wouldn't question that aspect, it may very well be true.
But one point remains: He had the chance to stop the car before anyone got hurt. And then he could have stopped the car after hitting the first victims. And after that, he could have stopped at any time before running over groups of children. One of those kids is now among those who died. He chose not to stop because he decided that the small chance of avoiding the consequences of his actions was worth more than the lives of others.