Canada Murder charges filed against Vancouver suspect after driving into festival
After his fatal drive into a crowd of people in the Canadian city of Vancouver, the suspect must answer for multiple murders.
28.04.2025, 04:46
SDA
British Columbia prosecutors charged the 30-year-old man with eight counts of second-degree murder - an intermediate level between murder and manslaughter - one day after the incident, according to Vancouver police. The man is still in custody. Further charges are reportedly expected. The police are not assuming a terrorist attack.
The man from Vancouver drove a car into the crowd at the city's Filipino community street festival on Saturday evening (local time) - shortly before the general election today - killing at least eleven people.
More than two dozen people were also injured, some seriously. The youngest victim so far was a five-year-old child, the oldest 65 years old, the police said. It has not yet been possible to identify all the victims. The man was arrested at the scene after being detained by bystanders.
