Vancouver cops had contact with ramming suspect the day before (11 dead [9 female, 2 male], 7 critical, 3 serious)

https://apnews.com/article/vancouver-canada-festival-deaths-what-to-know-67355e98cec3b16b86f1c153745708f2

What to know about the car ramming attack at a Vancouver street festival

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A suspect has been charged with multiple counts of murder and police continued their investigation Monday after 11 people were killed when an SUV plowed through a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend.

Witnesses described narrowly jumping out of the way of the speeding vehicle as bodies flew through the air. Dozens of people were injured. Officials said the suspect, a 30-year-old man, had a history of mental health issues.

Investigators have ruled out terrorism
There was no early indication of a motive, but police said it wasn’t a terrorist attack. The suspect, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, has “a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health,” said Vancouver Interim Police Chief Steve Rai.

Lo, a Vancouver resident, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder in a video appearance before a judge Sunday. He has not yet entered a plea. The Associated Press could not immediately reach an attorney representing him.

Rai said the suspect was arrested after initially being apprehended by bystanders. Video circulating on social media showed a young man in a black hoodie with his back against a chain-link fence, alongside a security guard and surrounded by bystanders screaming and swearing at him.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victims-lapu-lapu-day-vancouver-filipino-1.7520496

Three members of the same family and a school counsellor have been identified as four of the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver on Saturday.

The province has set up an online condolence book to sign in honour of the victims, with Vancouver police saying most of the victims in the alleged attack were female.

The youngest victim of the tragedy is five years old, according to police, and the oldest is a 65-year-old man. Police said they would release all the victims' identities to the public in due course, following a trauma-informed approach.

As of Monday afternoon, the province says 16 patients remain in hospital as a result of the alleged attack, and Vancouver police say seven of them have critical injuries.