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  • Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was charged Sunday with eight counts of second-degree murder in relation to the crash at the Lapu-Lapu Festival on Saturday.

  • 32 patients, including the 11 people killed, were treated at hospitals across the Lower Mainland, with 17 still hospitalized, some in critical and serious condition and others with non-life-threatening injuries.

  • The youngest of the eleven people killed was five years old. Dozens more people were injured when an SUV rammed into a crowd at the event. 

  • Vancouver police are defending their safety preparations for the festival, saying they had no indication of any threats beforehand.

  • Officials say they are not investigating the attack as an act of terrorism, and the suspect has had previous interactions with police and mental health workers.

  • Organizers of the event say they’re receiving support from around the world, and the Filipino community would “show true resilience” in the face of the tragedy.

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