At least 11 people are confirmed dead — including “very young people” — after a crazed driver sped an SUV through revelers at a Vancouver block party, officials confirmed.
The suspect — a still unidentified 30-year-old man from Vancouver — was “known” to law enforcement after a “significant” history with police interactions, and was also well known to health-care professionals related to mental health,” interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai told reporters Sunday.
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The black SUV barrelled into the crowd Saturday at the Lapu Lapu Filipino festival in Vancouver.
Evidence markers at the scene of the attack on the Vancouver Filipino festival on April 27, 2025. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson
The death toll from the attack has risen to 11 people. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson
Vancouver police officers investigating the area around the attack. REUTERSIn addition to the dead, dozens more are injured after the Saturday attack at the celebration for Filipino Lapu Lapu Day, and police cautioned that more victims could succumb to their injuries
“The number of dead could rise in the coming days or weeks,” Rai said. “This is the darkest day in our city’s history,” he added, according to CBC.
The suspect plowed a black SUV into a crowd of hundreds at the Lapu Lapu Day party around 8 p.m. — just as organizers were taking down barriers because the event had officially ended.
Vancouver residents embrace at the scene of the deadly attack. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson
A man leaving flowers at a memorial to the victims. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to make a statement about the deadly incident on Sunday April 27, 2025. REUTERS
At least 11 have been killed and dozens more injured in the attack. REUTERSWitnesses likened the scene to a bowling ball smashing through pins.
After the suspect’s vehicle came to a halt, he was held down by partygoers until police arrived.
