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Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was charged Sunday with eight counts of second-degree murder in relation to the crash at the Lapu-Lapu Festival on Saturday.
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32 patients, including the 11 people killed, were treated at hospitals across the Lower Mainland, with 17 still hospitalized, some in critical and serious condition and others with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The youngest of the 11 people killed was five years old. Dozens more people were injured when an SUV rammed into a crowd at the event.
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Vancouver police are defending their safety preparations for the festival, saying they had no indication of any threats beforehand.
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Officials say they are not investigating the attack as an act of terrorism, and the suspect has had previous interactions with police and mental health workers.
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Organizers of the event say they’re receiving support from around the world, and the Filipino community would “show true resilience” in the face of the tragedy.
On Saturday evening, an SUV crashed into a crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Festival in Vancouver, resulting in 11 fatalities, including a five-year-old, and injuring dozens. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, with 17 individuals still hospitalized. Vancouver police, who received no prior threat indications, are not treating the incident as terrorism, while event organizers emphasize community resilience amid the tragedy.
