Man drives into crowd at Filipino festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people, police say
Apr 27, 2025, 5:44 AM | Updated: 9:57 am
Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday April 26, 2025. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
(Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� Vancouver police have ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival in , saying the suspect has a history of mental health issues.
鈥淲e have had substantive contact with him over mental health issues,鈥� Vancouver Police Interim Chief Steve Rai told a news conference.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP鈥檚 earlier story follows below.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others, in what authorities described as a car ramming attack that shook the country ahead of federal elections.
The vehicle entered the street at 8:14 p.m. Saturday and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival, the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post.
A Vancouver man was arrested and authorities are still investigating the motive, but police said that initially they are confident it鈥檚 not an act of terrorism.
