VANCOUVER, British Columbia — (AP) — Murder charges were filed Sunday against a suspect in a weekend car ramming attack that killed 11 people between the ages of 5 and 65 at a Filipino heritage festival in the city of Vancouver, a tragedy that shook Canada on the eve of a federal election.
The British Columbia Prosecution Service charged Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, with eight counts of second degree murder and said more charges were possible. Investigators ruled out terrorism and said Lo had a history of mental health issues.
Lo, a Vancouver resident, appeared in court and remains in custody, prosecutors said. An attorney for Lo wasn’t listed in online court documents and The Associated Press wasn’t immediately able to reach an attorney representing him.
Dozens of people were injured, some critically, when a man driving a black Audi SUV entered the street just after 8 p.m. Saturday and …