Tragedy in Vancouver
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Despite the timing, it doesn’t seem as if the mass murders at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver last night were terrorism or an attempt to influence the outcome of the election:
Murder charges were filed Sunday against a suspect in a weekend car ramming attack that killed 11 people between the ages of 5 and 65 and injured dozens at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
The British Columbia Prosecution Service charged Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, with eight counts of second degree murder and said more charges were possible. Investigators ruled out terrorism and said Lo had a history of mental health issues.
Lo, a Vancouver resident, appeared in court and remains in custody, prosecutors said.
Some of the injured were in critical condition, as the tragedy shook Canada before a federal election. Authorities had not released victims’ names by Sunday evening.
A man driving a black Audi SUV entered the street just after 8 p.m. Saturday and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival. He was arrested at the scene.
“It is the darkest day in Vancouver’s history,” Police Interim Chief Steve Rai told a news conference. Investigators ruled out terrorism.
R.I.P. to the victims.