Vancouver ramming attack suspect charged with murder as hundreds attend vigils for victims

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Source: Associated Press

WORLD NEWS
Vancouver ramming attack suspect charged with murder as hundreds attend vigils for victims

BY JIM MORRIS, CLAIRE RUSH AND ROB GILLIES
Updated 2:01 AM EDT, April 28, 2025

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims and the Canadian prime minister visited the site on the eve of a federal election.

Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was charged with eight counts of second degree murder in a video appearance before a judge on Sunday, hours after he was arrested at the scene, said Damienne Darby, spokeswoman for British Columbia prosecutors. Lo has not yet entered a plea.

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Visitors pay their respects at a memorial after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Members of the Vancouver Police forensics team examines the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Investigators ruled out terrorism as a motive and said more charges are possible. They said Lo had a history of mental health issues.

An attorney for Lo was not listed in online court documents and The Associated Press wasn’t immediately able to reach an attorney representing him.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/canada-vancouver-filipino-festival-deaths-car-4bf1d6ba8963af0ee4f17257674cda39

[Dave Bowman]

1. Good thing AR-15s are illegal in Canada, it could have been far worse.