Eleven people, among which a 5-year-old child, lost their lives in the car-ramming attack in Vancouver when a driver ploughed into a crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival at 8pm on Saturday, the Independent reports.
The Vancouver Police Department said in a statement that the man behind the crowd crash, 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, was known to the police and to the mental health professionals.
He has since been arrested and charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, but more charges are expected, officials said. As of now, he remains in custody.
Acting Police Chief Steve Rai said the suspect was “known to police in certain circumstances,” adding had “a significant history of interactions with police and healthcare professionals related to mental health.” Rai, however, wouldn’t disclose whether or not the suspect had a past criminal record.
A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds. pic.twitter.com/Iqh5AK5Au3
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 27, 2025
The police assures the Vancouver crowd crash that claimed the lives of 11 people wasn’t an act of terrorism.
The final rallies in Calgary, Richmond and British Columbia have been canceled ahead of the federal election on Monday. Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney saying the nation was left “shocked, devastated and heartbroken.”
On scene here in East Vancouver for the tragedy that happened earlier tonight. Multiple people dead and more injured after struck drive through the Lapu Lapu block party. Stay tuned to @CityNewsVAN for the latest. pic.twitter.com/u4wrf9iLXf
— Angelyna Mintz (@AngelynaMintz) April 27, 2025
“I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you,” Carney said.
“We are monitoring the situation closely, and thankful to our first responders for their swift action.”
Photos and videos of the scene showed devastation as people tried to avoid being hit. The suspect was then dragged out of the car. He was said to have said “sorry” to witnesses following the deadly attack.
Further, according to BBC News, witnesses said that the man drove “completely straight, right through the crowd.”
The Bao Buns food truck’s co-owner, Yoseb Vardeh, was at the scene. He witnessed Kai-Ji Adam Lo driving with 100 km/h (62 mph).
“I think he was going for maximum damage,” he told BBC. “I just saw bodies underneath people’s food trucks, and husbands crying out for their wife, or their kids, it was just horrible.”
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