Man charged with murder in car ramming of Vancouver festival crowd
A man is facing charges after a car plowed into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others, police say.
A man is facing charges after a car plowed into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others, police say.
Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, Vancouver police said in a Sunday evening press release.
"The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated," the police statement said.
At a Sunday news conference, authorities warned that the death toll may rise. The suspect, a Vancouver resident with a history of mental illness, was known to police. Officials confirmed the event is not an act of terrorism.
"It would appear that mental health appears to be the underlying issue here," Mayor Ken Sim said at the news conference.
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