The suspect in a deadly incident at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival on Saturday night has been charged.
At the time of publication, 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder. Until a court date, he remains in custody. Vancouver police confirmed on Sunday morning that an SUV drove into a crowd at the festival, which was taking place on school grounds at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street. More charges against Lo could be laid in the coming days. Vancouver police also confirmed that the suspect had significant previous interactions with the police in connection with mental health issues. He was taken into custody shortly after the incident on Saturday. A witness, who requested his last name be withheld due to safety concerns, told 730 CKNW that he saw the SUV driving “recklessly” prior to the tragic incident. Officials have not disclosed any details regarding Lo’s interaction with police on April 25, one day before the tragedy. “He was going through our neighbourhood and he was driving too fast,” Colton said.
“That was my impression. And he was speeding down our side street and then turning onto our street, 43rd Avenue. I then thought he was just a bad driver, you know. Colton said that after that, he saw the car make a U-turn and stop on the side of the road, thinking the driver was parking his SUV. “So I walked past, and then, you know, a minute or two later, everyone was screaming,” Colton said.
The victims in the case, none of whom have been identified, range in age from five to 65 years old.
Lapu Lapu festival tragedy: Vancouver man charged with murder
