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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers offered his support to small businesses in Waukesha for coming together and donating portions of their “Small Business Saturday” proceeds to victims of the parade attack on Nov. 21. 

Like Black Friday, "Small Business Saturday" offers markdown prices and deals promoted by small businesses across the country. And in Waukesha, businesses are donating portions of their proceeds from the shopping holiday to victims of the Christmas parade attack that occurred just five days before Thanksgiving, according to WISN.

“Waukeshans are incredibly resilient, and I know small businesses, the community and our state will continue to lift each other up and support each other through these tough times," Evers wrote in a tweet. 

On Nov. 21, Darrell Brooks is suspected of carrying out the attack in which he drove through the crowd of a Christmas parade in Waukesha, killing six people total: two people in their 50s, two in their 70s, one person in his 80s, and an eight-year-old boy, according to People Magazine. Dozens were also injured in the attack only days before Thanksgiving, including 18 children.

"We are thankful for our community, for your support of our first responders, and for your love for your fellow neighbor," said a special message from the Mayor's office, according to People Magazine. "Let's continue to come together in unity."

Brooks, the 39-year-old lead suspect in the attack, has an extensive history of criminal activities, including reckless endangerment, battery, domestic abuse, resisting arrest, bail jumping, obstructing officers, a felony marijuana charge and felony possession of a firearm, in addition to being a registered sex offender in Nevada, according to Fox News. 

Currently, Brooks faces at least five counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the parade attack alone. Earlier this month, Brooks had also allegedly run over the mother of his child with a car, according to CNN.