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British Columbia’s Health Ministry says the man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver festival was under the care of a mental health team, but there was nothing to indicate a change in his condition that warranted involuntarily hospitalization.

A ministry statement says the man alleged to have driven an SUV through a crowd of festival goers was “being followed closely” under the Mental Health Act by his Vancouver Coastal Health care team.

The statement says Adam Kai-Ji Lo gave “no indication of violence” in his presentation to the health team.

Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said the morning after Saturday’s attack that the suspect had a “significant history of interactions with police and health-care professionals related to mental health.”

Lo, 30, faces eight counts of second-degree murder so far and police have said more charges are expected.

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