In Photos: Death toll rises to 11 in Vancouver festival tragedy

Updated On: 28 April, 2025 03:32 PM IST | ronak mastakar

A car drove into a crowd at a Filipino heritage street festival on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more, with the death toll rising from an earlier count of nine. (Pics/AFP)

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A car drove into a crowd at a Filipino heritage street festival on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more, with the death toll rising from an earlier count of nine. (Pics/AFP)

<p>Festival attendees assisted in pursuing and restraining the suspect, who has been identified by police as a 30-year-old man with a documented history of mental health-related encounters with authorities</p>

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Festival attendees assisted in pursuing and restraining the suspect, who has been identified by police as a 30-year-old man with a documented history of mental health-related encounters with authorities

<p>According to The New York Times, authorities announced late Sunday that 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo had been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, with additional charges expected to follow</p>

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According to The New York Times, authorities announced late Sunday that 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo had been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, with additional charges expected to follow

<p>Vancouver police stated that the victims ranged in age from five to 65. Vancouver Police interim chief Steve Rai said in a Sunday press conference had said, "Dozens more are injured, some critically, and some have not yet been identified"</p>

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Vancouver police stated that the victims ranged in age from five to 65. Vancouver Police interim chief Steve Rai said in a Sunday press conference had said, "Dozens more are injured, some critically, and some have not yet been identified"

<p>In the aftermath of the deadly incident at Vancouver`s Lapu Lapu festival, Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his condolences and said he spoke with Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim following the attack and assured the city and the Filipino-Canadian community that the federal government stands ready to assist</p>

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In the aftermath of the deadly incident at Vancouver`s Lapu Lapu festival, Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his condolences and said he spoke with Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim following the attack and assured the city and the Filipino-Canadian community that the federal government stands ready to assist

<p>Sharing a post on X, Carney wrote, "I spoke with Mayor Sim this afternoon following the attack at last night`s Lapu Lapu festival. I offered my condolences and the federal government`s full support"</p>

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Sharing a post on X, Carney wrote, "I spoke with Mayor Sim this afternoon following the attack at last night`s Lapu Lapu festival. I offered my condolences and the federal government`s full support"

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He added, "We will be there for the people of Vancouver and the Filipino-Canadian community as you heal from this tragedy"

<p>Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed condolences to the people of Canada after a driver plunged a car into a crowd at a street festival celebrating Filipino heritage in Vancouver on Saturday night, killing nine people and injuring several others</p>

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Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed condolences to the people of Canada after a driver plunged a car into a crowd at a street festival celebrating Filipino heritage in Vancouver on Saturday night, killing nine people and injuring several others

<p>"Heartbreaking tragedy at Vancouver`s Filipino festival, where a man drove a car into the crowd, killing and injuring innocent people. On this sad day, Ukrainians deeply share the pain of Canadians, Vancouver residents, and the Canadian Filipino community," Zelenskyy wrote on X on Sunday</p>

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"Heartbreaking tragedy at Vancouver`s Filipino festival, where a man drove a car into the crowd, killing and injuring innocent people. On this sad day, Ukrainians deeply share the pain of Canadians, Vancouver residents, and the Canadian Filipino community," Zelenskyy wrote on X on Sunday

<p>The event on Saturday was intended as a celebration of culture and diversity, marking Lapu Lapu Day, an annual festival organised by British Columbia`s Filipino community and commemorating an indigenous leader who fought against Spanish colonisation</p>

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The event on Saturday was intended as a celebration of culture and diversity, marking Lapu Lapu Day, an annual festival organised by British Columbia`s Filipino community and commemorating an indigenous leader who fought against Spanish colonisation

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