Members of London’s Filipino community and local political representatives are expressing shock and sadness to news of a deadly vehicle attack at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver.
At least 11 people were killed and dozens were injured after the driver of a black SUV plowed through a crowd of people at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, an event celebrating the contributions of the Filipino Canadian community.
A 30-year-old Vancouver man was held by festival goers after the attack, which happened around 8 p.m. PT. The man’s identity has not been released, but Vancouver’s police chief expressed confidence the incident was not terrorism.
A motive is not yet known, but the man has a “significant history” of interactions with police and mental health workers, Chief Steve Rai said. No charges had been laid as of mid-day Sunday.